Employee Motivation at Tommy Bartlett, Inc.
Luomanpää, Reeta (2012)
Luomanpää, Reeta
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201205076687
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201205076687
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This Bachelor’s thesis discusses the state of employee motivation at Tommy Bartlett, Inc. , a company located in Wisconsin Dells, USA. The study also deals with the major factors affecting staff motivation at the target company. Employee motivation is extremely important for company productivity and keeping the employees working. Especially in the tourism and hospitality industry motivated employees are vital. There are certain factors that affect employee motivation and certain standards that need to be met before any other action or factor will improve employee motivation any further.
The primary aim of this thesis was to examine employee motivation and opinions of the employees concerning their work at Tommy Bartlett, Inc., and to find out and if there was something that should be done in order to further improve employee motivation and thus the productivity of the company.
This thesis consists of a theoretical section discussing different theories concerning employee motivation, and an empirical section focusing on revealing the results of the quantitative research measuring the level of employee motivation.The empirical research was conducted during summer 2011 using a questinnaire and a total of 31 respondents took part in the study. The results were analyzed using SPSS statitistical software.
This research reveals that employee motivation is on a good level in general at Tommy Bartlett, Inc., and indicates that most employees are motivated and satisfied with their work. The work atmospere and the employer’s appreciation are desirable and the employees find their job interesting. However, some improvements should be executed in order to further improve the employee motivation; for example, some training for the managers could be offered.
The primary aim of this thesis was to examine employee motivation and opinions of the employees concerning their work at Tommy Bartlett, Inc., and to find out and if there was something that should be done in order to further improve employee motivation and thus the productivity of the company.
This thesis consists of a theoretical section discussing different theories concerning employee motivation, and an empirical section focusing on revealing the results of the quantitative research measuring the level of employee motivation.The empirical research was conducted during summer 2011 using a questinnaire and a total of 31 respondents took part in the study. The results were analyzed using SPSS statitistical software.
This research reveals that employee motivation is on a good level in general at Tommy Bartlett, Inc., and indicates that most employees are motivated and satisfied with their work. The work atmospere and the employer’s appreciation are desirable and the employees find their job interesting. However, some improvements should be executed in order to further improve the employee motivation; for example, some training for the managers could be offered.