Employee Motivation at IKEA Espoo
Thapa, Kumar; Adhikari, Devendra (2021)
2021
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How to motivate employees and the factors affecting motivation have been subjects of concern for many researchers and practitioners for decades. Until recently employees were primarily regarded as a factor of production (i.e. labor), and not, as in the current view, as an integral part of all businesses. Therefore, motivating employees has become essential in order to achieve the strategic goals of any company. However, due to the current state of competition in the job markets it has increasingly become a significant challenge for many companies to successfully motivate and retain their employees.
Monetary incentives are the most commonly used technique of motivation by the majority of organizations. However, recent studies have clearly indicated that money is just one of many motivational factors for employees, who may be equally influenced by having good working environments or opportunities for further career development among other motivators.
IKEA is one of the best-known companies for its well-designed, functional and sustainable home products offered at competitive prices. In 2012, IKEA was also chosen as the best employer in Finland. Within this context, the objective of this study is to determine whether the employees at IKEA Espoo are motivated at work or not. The study also attempts to identify the main motivating factors for the employees at IKEA Espoo.
This study was carried out using quantitative research methods. A questionnaire was formulated based on Lindner’s ten motivational factors and distributed among the 200 employees at the store. The data was analyzed with SPSS program.
The findings of this study indicate that the employees at IKEA Espoo are highly motivated and the factors that motivate them the most are interesting work, good working conditions, opportunities for promotion and career growth within the company and job security. The outcomes of the study are in accordance with the previous studies conducted at IKEA in general in Finland and also with various motivational theories presented in this study.
Key words: motivation, employee motivation, incentives
Monetary incentives are the most commonly used technique of motivation by the majority of organizations. However, recent studies have clearly indicated that money is just one of many motivational factors for employees, who may be equally influenced by having good working environments or opportunities for further career development among other motivators.
IKEA is one of the best-known companies for its well-designed, functional and sustainable home products offered at competitive prices. In 2012, IKEA was also chosen as the best employer in Finland. Within this context, the objective of this study is to determine whether the employees at IKEA Espoo are motivated at work or not. The study also attempts to identify the main motivating factors for the employees at IKEA Espoo.
This study was carried out using quantitative research methods. A questionnaire was formulated based on Lindner’s ten motivational factors and distributed among the 200 employees at the store. The data was analyzed with SPSS program.
The findings of this study indicate that the employees at IKEA Espoo are highly motivated and the factors that motivate them the most are interesting work, good working conditions, opportunities for promotion and career growth within the company and job security. The outcomes of the study are in accordance with the previous studies conducted at IKEA in general in Finland and also with various motivational theories presented in this study.
Key words: motivation, employee motivation, incentives