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Human Resource Management
Research Paper
Monetary or Non-Monetary Incentives: A Psychological Study
Submitted to:
Prof. Bhajan Lal
On 7th October, 2019
Submitted by:
Name Roll No.
Aayushi Pandya 177102
Foram Gandhi 177115
Harsh Dani 177118
Keshav Sharma 177121
Acknowledgements
We would like to give our sincere thanks to our Professor and Mentor, Bhajan Lal Sir, who
gave us this challenging task to write such a paper and provided us with his incredible support
at every stage of our project.
We would also like to thank the students of our class for whom we turned to seeking for help
when we had any minor doubt.
ABSTRACT
In a world, where human well-being is taking a priority over other quantitative factors, it
becomes imperative for a company to channelize the qualitative environment to itself. Human
resource is by far the most important resources of the organization. Without these resources,
all other resource's value becomes null and void. This is why every function of the organization
is interdependent. To retain the workforce that drives the organization, certain incentives are
to be provided. This may range from the basic recruitment such as salary to non-monetary
benefits such as recognition, promotion, wellness program, etc. The objective of this study is
to analyse the psychological environment and how employees respond to such benefits and
which of them are effective and acknowledged by the employees. This, we aim to gather
through primary resources such as questionnaire and interviews and support it through
secondary research. Another dimension added to this study is a modern perspective as
perceived by young individuals. In today’s world, at a workplace, an employees’ personal and
professional priorities merge. While a person is fulfilling his/her duties as an employee, it is
important for the organization to fulfil its duty towards the employee as a human being. This
bridge serves as a source of motivation. The future workforce is becoming more diverse and
unique in terms of its regular duties. Now, the organizations have a fine balance of young
individuals giving fresh, creative and out of the box ideas on one hand and older population of
an organization providing an edge to these ideas and maintaining the stability given their
experience and expertise on the other hand. To study this we will be incorporating views from
this diverse combination of workforce. As future managers, it becomes our responsibility to
study the environment we strive to be in. This, coupled with the diversity that we as the
generation Z might bring to the organization strongly suggests and demands a comprehensive
study on these qualitative organizational factors. This will help us not only prepare a research
study material but also prepare us as fresh individuals venturing into new domains in the near
future.
INTRODUCTION understand the employees’ side of the story.
On reading and analysing from other
Incentives in an organisation play a key role
reputed research papers, we bridged the gap
in driving the workforce towards the goals
between our research and the reality.
of the organisation. Now, these incentives
can be further categorised into monetary The secondary research helped us support
and non-monetary incentives. Together, some of our arguments and countered us on
they comprise of the whole motivation others. This research paper is aimed to
process. Our analysis is based on realise the unfiltered side of the story from
identifying which of these categories is the employees’ point of view and also have
more powerful in its approach to fulfil the us prepared as future managers on what to
goals of the organisation and at the same, expect and accept at the same time. Our
streamline the goals of the individual as research highlights some strong differences
well. when the gender factor is considered for
giving such incentives. Similar results were
Monetary incentives are those which have a
obtained for designation as a factor too.
quantitative value attached to it. For
Incentives, whether monetary or non-
instance, salary, a raise in the salary, travel
monetary have had a huge impact on an
expenses, promotion, fees payment are a
employee's productivity and continue to do
few examples of it. However, non-
so. This is why it becomes imperative for
monetary incentives are those which reward
the company to retain their employees in
the employee in terms of quality. This could
order to refrain themselves from huge
be in the form of flexible working hours,
employee's turnover.
healthy working conditions, scope for
development and, recognition to name a In today's world, work life balance is an
few, in this assignment we have not focused ongoing major issue and it becomes the
on basic non-monetary obligations fulfilled company's duty to accommodate both.
by the organization such as Insurance, Thus, this study realises the importance of
medical etc. since they have become a the same and aim to analyse the differences
prerequisite. To understand the priorities of as they are. Some well-known research
employees based on their gender and papers and journals have always
designation and further, to realise its impact emphasized on job satisfaction as a primary
on the productivity, we conducted a small factor in determining job performance.
survey to understand the same. Primary They have consistently highlighted on the
research and brief interviews helped us importance of how an individual's
commitment and loyalty towards his work motivate him to fulfil the goals of the
is always driven by his perception of the organisation.
job. An employee will only be driven to
Review of Literature
work if he is given certain incentives.
Objectives
Now, whether they are monetary or non-
monetary is a different issue altogether. The objectives of this study are: -
However, job satisfaction and job
To investigate the various monetary
performance are closely related. Some even
and non-monetary incentives
say that they may be directly proportional.
available in select business
This implies that an employee being
organisations.
satisfied in a job will result in him or her
To measure the effect of both
working proactively towards the
(monetary and non-monetary)
organisational goals. This also means less
incentives on employees’
absenteeism, minimising misbehaviour and
motivation.
higher productivity. This variable doesn't
To understand the preference of
only mark the employee's point of view. It
different types of incentives based
is also a key variable in determining the
on gender.
organization's effectiveness to deliver value
To investigate the presentence of
not only to its consumers but employees
different types of incentives based
and thereby, making a healthy environment
on designation.
to work in.
To open new vistas of research.
As a result, a person's willingness to work
So as to comprehend why this gender gap
is dependent on a few key variables that will
in the work market exists, it is basic to look
in turn help the organization progress.
at how people contrast when it comes social
When certain needs beyond financial gains
standards and the amount of their conduct
are fulfilled by the organisation, the
contrast influences their basic leadership.
employee feels like a valued part of the
Bryant, et al. (2012) portrays the gender
organisation and thus, where monetary
orientation jobs that existed in the
gains might lack, certain non-mom
nineteenth century Victorian period as men
incentives such as recognition and
being the essential providers and ladies
development opportunities will play a key
remaining at home to think about their
role. This will help in sustaining the
families as well as to play out any family
employee in the organisation and moreover,
unit obligations. These gender orientation Robbins et al. (2003) proposes that low-
jobs that have been fortified in the public level occupations; possess qualities, for
arena for a long time still apply as social example, employments with low passage,
standards are similar today, particularly in low aptitude prerequisites and no
developing nations. possibility for upward portability. Lower-
level representatives are characterized as
that classification of representatives that
It is proposed in the literature of human Hellriegel (2004) mark as non-
asset the executives and hierarchical administrators. In the retail business, these
conduct that non-financial motivators act incorporate manual specialists, for
viably in persuading representatives. The example, till administrators, process
embodiment of impetuses is to set up controllers, and technicians, cutting edge
linkage with wanted conduct and the result laborers, for example, administration
that makes the representative feel increased chaperons, drivers, cleaners and deals staff.
in value (Whetten and Cameron, 2007). Odendal et al. (2003) noted, low level
Non-money related prizes assume a critical workers are consigned to the least
job in the view of the worker with respect requesting employments at the back of the
to the reward atmosphere in the work work line and their compensation levels are
environment (Khan et al., 2013). At the minimal above least wage. These
point when associations focus on non- incorporate unpracticed adolescents and
money related apparatuses, for example, deliberate laborers for whom these
chance of expanding occasion and family occupations are short lived work before
benefits, the worker may see the association proceeding onward to perpetual work.
as a supporting and minding association. There are moreover those with moderately
Prizes are significant elements that clarify more prominent abilities who are caught in
certain activity perspectives that contribute low level occupations by separation of
altogether to the association, for example, geographic detachment from ethnic
work fulfillment. Prizes, along these lines, minorities, outsider gatherings, female, or
include every single monetary advantage economically discouraged zones. To
that are being provided by the association guarantee high profitability, this gathering
pay, advancement, verbal of representatives should be propelled.
acknowledgment.
Research Methodology 7) Are you satisfied with the
Relationships built with others in
For the purpose of this research paper, we
the organisation you work?
have collected data from Primary as well as
8) Are you satisfied with the pay you
Secondary sources. The inferences in the
receive for your job?
paper have been drawn on the basis of both
9) Are you satisfied with the
the data. For our primary source we
opportunities which exist in your
conducted a google survey in the form of
organisation?
google forms and received 69 responses.
10) Are your efforts recognized by your
The questions that we have taken are from
supervisors and colleagues?
the Job satisfaction index developed by
11) Rank the following factors from 1-
Schriesheim and Tsui in 1980 it uses
6, on the basis of importance while
questions to determine the job satisfaction
selecting a job
of the employee and we have taken that
a) Work Profile
survey to understand and differentiate the
b) Supervisor
monetary and non-monetary part and with
c) Team Building and group
the help of the secondary data mainly
cohesiveness
research papers have tried to analyse and to
d) Salary
attain the objectives. This index is a very
e) Career development
reliable survey since the coefficient of
f) Recognition
alpha is 0.78 and thus, we have taken this
12) Considering Everything, how
survey.
satisfied are you with your current
The questions of the questionnaire are: - job?
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