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Motivation in employee management

ISSN printed: 1733-8670, ISSN on-line: 2392-0378
Michalik, Joanna1
URI: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2882
2025-12-30
Motivation is a key element of effective human resources management in virtually every industry. Properly motivated employees are more engaged, productive, and loyal to the organization. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the importance of employee motivation as a key element of the organizational management process, with particular emphasis on its impact on work efficiency, team engagement, and the achievement of operational and strategic goals. This article also examines various motivational tools and models used in selected economic sectors (i.e., services, manufacturing, utilities, and transportation). It compares motivational practices across sectors, identifying similarities and differences, and indicates which mechanisms are most effective under specific conditions, which constitutes the author’s scientific contribution. It also presents factors that influence employee motivation in enterprises across various industries. A survey has been developed for this publication, in which employees responded to questions regarding the impact of management behavior on motivation. Based on the author’s own observations and survey questions, the motivational needs of employees in a manufacturing company and the transportation industry in the Silesian Voivodeship are analyzed.
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Title

Motivation in employee management

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ISSN printed

1733-8670

ISSN on-line

2392-0378

DOI

10.17402/658

Type

Original scientific article

Journal

84 Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin, no. 84 / 2025

Publisher

Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie

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Scientific Journals Maritime University of Szczecin, Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Morskiej w Szczecinie

Published

2025-12-30

Recieved

2025-07-24

Accepted

2025-07-30

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Keywords

motivation, human resources, employee management, enterprise, motivating factors, management, remuneration, relationships

URI:

https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2882

Language

English

Authors

Michalik, Joanna1

Affiliation

1 Częstochowa University of Technology 69 J.H. Dąbrowskiego St., 42-201, Częstochowa, Poland, joanna.michalik@pcz.pl

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