Motivation Level of Teaching Staff in Private Colleges of Nepal (A Case Study of Brilliant Multiple Campus)
Date
2014
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Faculty of Public Administration
Abstract
Motivation is the essence of human resource management. It is concerned with human
dimension. The present study investigates the relationship between motivation and job
satisfaction of the employees. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the
motivational levels of employees at private colleges. This Research study has included a
literature study of both the content and process theories of motivation in order to identify
those factors that are important to consider when evaluating the levels of employee
motivation. An empirical study was conducted after the appropriate measuring instrument
was developed.
The purpose of the measuring instrument was to identify the rank importance of these
identified factors of motivation and to evaluate the levels of employee motivation by
measuring the extent to which these factors are provided for in the organization. A sample
was selected from the target population, via random sampling, from the largest functional
department within the organization. The group’s dominant locus of control was also
measured through the use of an appropriate measuring instrument. The major findings
indicated that some of the factors of motivation were provided for to a great extent, while
others had serious shortcomings. The findings were grouped into the different job title
categories of the respondents in order to compare the overall responses of the groups, aimed
at identifying trends, commonalities and differences. Findings also indicated that the
majority of the participants have an external locus of control. The researcher suggested
certain recommendations for those areas where findings indicated shortcomings, in an
attempt to increase the overall levels of motivation within this specific functional department
in the organization.
Motivation has been treated as independent variables whereas dependent variables are of
many types i.e. rewards, goal setting, feedback, job characteristics, salary, opportunities for
advancement and growth, working conditions, recognition and appreciation, training and
development, responsibility and job security. The respondents will be the lecturers in the
private college and the data will be collected from more than 45 lecturers. The primary data
are collected by researcher through standard questionnaire.
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Teaching staff, Private colleges, Motivation