Motivating factors applied in small and medium enterprises

Abstract

This article presents a discussion of issues connected with motivating employees to work. It contains theoretical principles of psychology of motivation, as well as a self-study connected with the presented topic. The theoretical part of this article presents a detailed definition of motivation, the scope of interest of motivational psychology as well as different types of motivation drivers applied by managers. On the other hand, the empirical part presents results of the research related to motivational systems applied in Silesian enterprises. This article aimed at showing different ways of motivating employees of small and medium enterprises to work, as well as defining, which factors are, in their opinions, the most encouraging to intensive work, which can contribute to the development of motivational systems in enterprises.