RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Research Proposal: Problems of Work Motivation



Research Proposal: Problems of Work Motivation

Introduction

Motivating employees for work, in order to achieve the organizational goals has become immensely crucial in today's world of networked economy, recession and increasing competition. Motivation in this perspective can simply be defined as the psychological process that provide the employees' behaviors with the purpose and direction (Lindner, 1998). Most employers face difficulty in designing the strategies, which could create motivation in their employees to work. Motivation is one of the key factors which affect the behavior of the employees, and hence the organizational success.

In order to make the most of employees' capabilities, the employers and the higher level executives of the organizations must devise strategies by which they can manage their human resources efficiently and effectively. Creating effective leadership is one of the important strategies, by which they can develop the work motivation in employees and maximize their efficiency.

I propose to research on the leadership styles that would suit various organizational environments. The major aim of the research would be to find out that how leaders could create motivation in the employees for working, depending upon the work environment, organizational culture and the organizational objectives. It is not enough to assign the designation of leadership to someone for creating effective leadership and sufficient work motivation for the team members (Gordon, 1977), but there is a need to focus on the suitable leadership style. Effectively deployed leadership styles would help the organization in achieving its overall goals, objectives, and to provide it with a better competitive position in the market.

Problem Statement

Effective leadership style is required for creating work motivation in the employees or in the team members. It is important to create motivation in the employees, as overall organizational performance heavily depends on this factor. The leader should be able to create the work environment, in a way which becomes enjoyable for the workers. This is necessary due to the fact that if the employees do not enjoy their work, the success of organizational objectives would be affected. It is not always possible to motivate the employees by spending money; various other factors count a lot in this regard (Dickson, 1973). For example, the work motivation and the employees' attitudes depend on work environment, and the behaviors of the leaders

Rationale for the Research

Motivation for work in employees is important for all the organization, the leader and the workers themselves. Research done on the subject shows that the team leaders can play an essential role in motivating the employees, by creating collaborative work environment, inviting the team members to corporate decision making processes. Also it is important that leaders not consider themselves only for controlling people, but they should guide the team members in ethical and co-operative manner.

The organizations practice various styles of leadership. It is essentially important for the executives to decide which leadership style they should implement, as it is the factor on which organizational culture and the potential success or failure ...