Authors : Siroos Korahi Moghadam and Azadeh Kazemi
Abstract: As an applied study using descriptive-analytic and survey methods, the objective of the present paper was to identify and rank factors affecting motivation of employees working at Maroon Petrochemical Company. The statistical population included all the employees working at Maroon Petrochemical Company. The 160 people were selected as the statistical sample through simple random sampling method. To gather required data, the 40-item job motivation questionnaires proposed by Herzberg. The questionnaire included 11 criteria of occupational safety, wage and salary, work environment conditions, relation (personal relations with colleges), environment policy, appreciation, occupational responsibility, occupational development, occupational position, job nature and the way of supervision. The research findings revealed that in Maroon Petrochemical Company, occupational safety has the highest effect on the employees’ motivation. Then, wage and salary, work environment conditions, appreciation, occupational development and occupational position, respectively, are the effective factors on the employees’ motivation.
Siroos Korahi Moghadam and Azadeh Kazemi, 2016. Identifying and Ranking Factors Affecting Motivation of Employees (A Case Study of Maroon Petrochemical Company). International Business Management, 10: 2418-2423.