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BA 501 Organizational Behaviour EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS - THEORY AND PRACTICE AT TESCO & WALMART - Lorena Gamez Alex Heusener Janine Jaeschke Schiller International University Fall 2006 November 21, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 1 APPLICATION OF MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES 2 TESCO VERSUS WALMART 3 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 3 Herzberg´s Two Factor Theory 5 CONCLUSION 6 SOURCES 7 INTRODUCTION Motivation originates from the word "move" and refers to the internal drive necessary to guide people's actions and behaviours towards the achievement of some goals. It is the force that makes people do things, which results from individual needs being satisfied (or met) giving people the inspiration to complete the task. Motivation is a multiple-step process that moves a person towards a goal. However, motivated behaviours are voluntary choices controlled by the individual employee. In a corporate environment, the supervisor (motivator) wants to influence the factors that motivate employees to higher levels of productivity. Motivation and Performance Management usually go hand-in-hand. Performance Management consists of all activities that ensure...

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