Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective

Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective

It is a challenging task for managers to keep employees motivated in their works in order to achieve the organizational goals. Due to the varied nature of human beings, a factor that can motivate someone, may not do so in others. Therefore, it is important for managers to know the ‘exact’ motivator...

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Main Authors: Islam, Rafikul, Ismail, Ahmad Zaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008
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HF5549 Personnel management
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/
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spelling iium-277282013-12-11T01:32:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/ Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective Islam, Rafikul Ismail, Ahmad Zaki HF5549 Personnel management It is a challenging task for managers to keep employees motivated in their works in order to achieve the organizational goals. Due to the varied nature of human beings, a factor that can motivate someone, may not do so in others. Therefore, it is important for managers to know the ‘exact’ motivators for his/her employees. The present research intends to find out the effective motivators to the employees working in various Malaysian organizations. A list comprising ten motivators has been prepared and the items in the list are prioritized by taking inputs from 505 employees working in more than 96 various public and private organizations in Malaysia. The findings of the research are expected to provide guidelines in developing an appropriate motivational program across organizations, particularly Malaysian organizations. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/1/IJCOMA.pdf Islam, Rafikul and Ismail, Ahmad Zaki (2008) Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective. International Journal of Commerce and Management, 18 (4). pp. 344-362. ISSN 1056-9219 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1752717 10.1108/10569210810921960
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spellingShingle HF5549 Personnel management
Islam, Rafikul
Ismail, Ahmad Zaki
Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
description It is a challenging task for managers to keep employees motivated in their works in order to achieve the organizational goals. Due to the varied nature of human beings, a factor that can motivate someone, may not do so in others. Therefore, it is important for managers to know the ‘exact’ motivators for his/her employees. The present research intends to find out the effective motivators to the employees working in various Malaysian organizations. A list comprising ten motivators has been prepared and the items in the list are prioritized by taking inputs from 505 employees working in more than 96 various public and private organizations in Malaysia. The findings of the research are expected to provide guidelines in developing an appropriate motivational program across organizations, particularly Malaysian organizations.
format Article
author Islam, Rafikul
Ismail, Ahmad Zaki
author_facet Islam, Rafikul
Ismail, Ahmad Zaki
author_sort Islam, Rafikul
title Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
title_short Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
title_full Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
title_fullStr Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
title_full_unstemmed Employee motivation: a Malaysian perspective
title_sort employee motivation: a malaysian perspective
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate 2008
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27728/1/IJCOMA.pdf
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