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Effective Motivational Incentive Used Within the tesco to Increase Employee Performance

Effective Motivational Incentive Used Within the tesco to Increase Employee Performance

The literature review has been done based on the research findings that were published on employee's motivation for more than 50 years ago by the works of Maslow in 1954; Herzberg et al in 1959; Alderfer in 1969; McClelland in 1961 and McGregor in 1960. The models used in the construction industry today have been developed from their theories. Their studies focused on motivation, employee needs and incentives in the construction industry.

The productivity of construction workers in developed countries has been extensively explored over the past decades. For instance, as reported by Kaming et al (1997), Borcherding (1975) investigated the effective utilization of manpower in construction and again he identified potential factors influencing productivity on large projects; whereas Borcherding and Garner (1981) and Maloney and McFillen (1986, 1987) examined workforce motivation and productivity.

Furthermore Thomas (1981) employed activity sampling to investigate labour productivity, while Horner et al (19876) elaborated on the relationship between management control and labour productivity. Allmon et al (2000) went ahead to study the U.S. construction labour productivity trends, 1970 - 1998. Goodrum and Haas (2001) while closing discussion on the work of Allmon et al brought up arguments to further establish the fact that construction projects are rarely similar and identical undertakings are virtually non-existent.

Tesco is the UK's leading food retailer in an extremely competitive market. For this reason it has decided to expand operations across Europe. As part of this expansion programme, the company moved to Ireland again in May 1997. It now has a total of 109 supermarkets and 46 off licences in Northern Ireland and Eire, making it one of the leading food retailers in both markets.

The company refers to itself as Tesco UK. Although Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, it is not regarded as associated with Tesco UK. Therefore, throughout this article, the term Tesco UK refers to England, Scotland and Wales, and both Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are considered separately under the name Tesco Ireland.

Employee Motivation

A definition of motivation is “the set of processes that determine the choices people make about their behaviours”. Motivation is an abstract term. It imparts incentives that require a response on part of someone else to achieve a defined goal. In business, motivation is not synonymous with salaries; money is a means for accommodating the economic needs of workers. Motivation means an inner wholesome desire to exert effort without the external stimulus of money.

Motivating is the ability of indoctrinating the personnel with a unity of purpose and maintaining a continuing, harmonious relationship among all people. It is a force which encourages and promotes a willingness of every employee to cooperate with every member of the team. To maintain it is to create and perpetuate the climate which brings harmony and equilibrium into the entire work group for the benefit of all who are involved - the company as a whole ...