The Importance Of Motivation And Critical Motivational Factors Among The Managers In Medan's Construction Companies
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2007-04
Authors
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.