Importance of employee motivation and job satisfaction on organizational performance : A study on Mc Donald's in Finland

Abstract

Employee motivation and job satisfaction among employees play an important role in the performance of an organization. When employees are motivated and satisfied with their job, they are more engaged, productive which ultimately enhances the performance of employees and organization as well. However, it has become a challenge these days to implement ways and techniques to motivate employees at workplace. Several authors describe different theories that explain the ways to motivate employees and keep them satisfied are discussed in the present study.

The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between an employee’s motivation and job satisfaction on organizational performance as well as to determine whether there is a positive relationship between the job satisfaction and organization performance.

Data was collected using quantitative methods. Primary data was collected to answer research question. Participants were recruited by convenience sampling method. Questionnaires was sent to 60 participants who were currently working at Mc Donald’s chains in Finland. However, response rate was 70%. The collected data was analysed using descriptive methods and presented in pie charts for better representation.

The findings of the present study showed how motivation and job satisfaction impact the performance of an organization. Further studies with a large sample size are recommended for more robust findings.