The Importance Of Motivation And Critical Motivational Factors Among The Managers In Medan's Construction Companies

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2007-04
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Amy Marisa
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Managers as the key employees in determining the success of the project and the construction company have responsibilities to maintain the workforce performance which is critical to the construction companies' competitive advantage and success in the future. If motivated employees begin with a motivated manager probably demotivated ones begin with a demotivated manager. This study aimed to analyze the importance of motivated managers to a construction company's success and the critical motivational factors which drive managers to work. fn this study quantitative method was used and the field work was conducted in Medan, North Sumatera. The final questionnaire forms were distributed directly to construction companies which are fisted in LPJK which clustered in B classification. The managers were surveyed by using questionnaire. A total of 60 completed questionnaires were anatyzed and formed the database for the quantitative analysis. The results of the study indicated that motivation among managers was very important to the construction companies' successes and maintained their workforces to be motivated and well performed. The finding on critical motivational factors showed that managers in Medan's construction companies had high level of need to be explorative, creative, and open minded. Therefore, creativity was the most critical factor to motivate managers in Madan's construction companies. tt is hoped that the findings of this study can give contribution to the society in general for future research and would help the employers of construction companies generally and in Medan particularly to improve their companies' performance through their managers by creating the right environment that suits to their motivation.
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The importance of motivation and critical Motivational factors among the managers , In medan's construction companies.
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