Motivation Among Employees of Thimphu Thromde

Abstract

Instilling motivation in people is a challenging task which requires a special art in managers and leaders. Although financial incentives are considered important for public sector employees, non-financial incentives are equally important. In this study, the paper aimed to find out the extrinsic and intrinsic motivating factors among the employees of Thimphu Thromde (Municipality). We conducted a survey based on stratified random sampling method. One of our key findings is that different levels of employees place their values on different factors, hence, making it essential for the organizations to recognize both the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. For instance, those employees who are in the lower positions and in their early years of career place greater importance on financial incentives as opposed to those in the higher position levels. Thus, proving that Maslow Theory of Motivation does apply to some extent in the context of Thimphu Thromde, especially in the lower levels. While extrinsic motivating factors are considered important by the employees, the intrinsic factors are rated higher, in general, than the extrinsic factors in terms of their motivating power.