Essays about: "employee motivation literature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 75 essays containing the words employee motivation literature.

  1. 1. Beyond the Bonus Check: A qualitative study unraveling the complexities of employee motivation in a PFP environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Olivia Thomsson; Tindra Sturk; [2024]
    Keywords : Performance management; Pay-for-Performance; Bonus systems; Motivation; Expectancy Theory;

    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative single-case study of employee motivation in a PFP environment within a Swedish business unit of one of the world's largest project development- and construction companies. The aim is to investigate how employees perceive and experience the impact of a PFP bonus system on their motivation. READ MORE

  2. 2. Preventing a "derailment" of strategy: A single-case study on how green early-stage companies can drive a proactive sustainability strategy using MCS

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Michaela Jungner; Johan Kajerdt; [2023]
    Keywords : MCS; proactive sustainability strategy; intrinsic motivation; formal controls; informal controls;

    Abstract : This paper aims to fulfill two interrelated purposes by investigating (i) how green early-stage companies can use MCS to maintain a proactive sustainability strategy in a high-growth setting, and (ii) how green early-stage companies can design MCS to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. By applying the theoretical lens of the Object of Control framework and intrinsic motivation, the single-case study explores how sustainability-related MCS is employed to drive sustainability strategy and how controls can be designed to maintain employees' intrinsic motivation for sustainability. READ MORE

  3. 3. Impact of gamification on employee motivation in situations of change in medium-size organisations in the United Kingdom.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Apostolos Savvas; [2023]
    Keywords : Gamification; Change Management; Employee Engagement; Motivation; Game Design Patterns;

    Abstract : This thesis tries to provide a comparative study and complimentary data analysis into the effectiveness of game design patterns such as LEGO Serious Play, Leaderboards and Collective voting in terms of the impact that gamification has in change management framework. The study is looking at how gamification impacts employees from a motivational and engagement, in change management tasks, perspective. READ MORE

  4. 4. How to be Organizational Agile under Digital Disruptions : Exploring the perspective of Subsidiary Management in an IT Multinational Enterprise

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Lovisa Lindgren; Dennis Oskarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Organizational Agility; Subsidiary Management; Digital Disruption; Multinational Enterprises; Dynamic Capabilities;

    Abstract : Background: From digitalization acceleration, digital disruptions such as edge-cutting technologies, have caused challenges and changes to business’ natures in terms of value, structures, and strategies. No industry nor organization is immune to these impacts, especially multinational enterprises in the information technology industry, whereas these businesses have started to overlook and disregard traditional ways of working to enhance these impacts. READ MORE

  5. 5. Leading with Soft Skill-Z : An exploratory case study on the influence of soft leadership skills on the motivation and engagement of Generation Z as employees

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Emma Riksen; Tamara Spies; [2023]
    Keywords : Generation Z; leadership; soft skills; motivation; engagement;

    Abstract : Background and problem discussion: With Generation Z entering the workplace, organizations are faced employing up to four generations at the same time, which leads to disparate perspectives on work ethics, values, and leadership on the work floor. According toexisting research, Generation Z tends to value certain interpersonal qualities, so-called soft skills, in their leaders more than previous generations do. READ MORE