A topic of research should be chosen. It can be either a research paper or a startup concept. Once the topic is finalized, the research questions (based on which objectives of the study will be formed) must be developed (not more than three). Each selection must be discussed in detail with logic and rationale. Reasons for the topic should be discussed first followed by discussion on selection of each of the research questions.
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Critical Thinking Assignment 1
For Instructor’s Use only
Regulations:
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook along with few scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, citing references as appropriate.
Submit your findings in a 3–4-page document, excluding the title page, abstract and required reference page, which are never a part of the minimum content requirements, in the Assignment Dropbox.
It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check (available under Information folder on your Blackboard) prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
An Overview about Assignment submission Time & grades:
* Grace Period: with accepted excuse (accepted by instructor) with deduction of 10% for late submission
Module 2
Assignment-I: Topic selection & research questions (80 points)
A topic of research should be chosen. It can be either a research paper or a startup concept. Once the topic is finalized, the research questions (based on which objectives of the study will be formed) must be developed (not more than three). Each selection must be discussed in detail with logic and rationale. Reasons for the topic should be discussed first followed by discussion on selection of each of the research questions.
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Topic:
The Impact of Employee Motivation on Employee Performance in the Banking Sector in Saudi Arabia
Creating a motivational working environment for the employee in any organization is vital as it highly affects the performance of each employee and that of an organization in general. A motivated employee will go the extra mile to offer excellent services. It usually aims to empower and liberalize employees through enhancing their entrepreneurial abilities to interact and work with others (Abusharbeh, & Nazzal, 2018. p. 142). Therefore, motivated employees are highly needed in today’s workplaces. Although Saudi Arabia is a developing nation, it is crucial to the economy for organizations to be well-governed and provide maximum effort at the workplace. The top management and the human resource management team need to have a clear understanding of employee’s expectations and psychology to meet them.
However, in today’s competitive world, organizations in different sectors including the banking sector are faced with never-ending challenges on the issue of employee engagement, commitment, retention, recruitment, etc. Organizations are experiencing difficulties in recruiting the right employees whereas only a little percentage of employees are highly engaged in different organizations. Creating a motivational environment within an organization indicates that the management gives the staff the right mixture in terms of resources, rewards, direction, etc. (Nurun Nabi, & Dip TM, 2017. p. 2). This will ensure that employees are always inspired to achieve the set goals within an organization. The human resource team needs to understand that employees are not only motivated by money which has become a challenge for a number of institutions making it difficult to retain, recruit, train employees, etc. This research is undertaken with the aim of finding out the level of employee engagement within an institution in decision-making that can motivate employees.
Research Questions
The aim of the study will be realized by answering the following research questions.
How do the Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivational factors impact employee performance in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia?
How do the workplace environment and sound communication with top management impacts employee performance in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia?
Where do the employees desire to see themselves after 10 years of working performance in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia?
The Rationale of the Research Questions
RQ1: How do the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors impact employee performance in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia?
The above research question has been set in order to analyze how intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors within the bank are likely to impact employee performance. Employees motivation has for long been categorized into two main categories, which include intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation. The intrinsic motivation factors involve individuals undertaking a certain activity since it is enjoyable or interesting. The rewards achieved with the intrinsic motivation factors are psychological rewards e.g. sense of accomplishment, belonging, competence, etc. (Mishra, & Mishra, 2017. p. 31). In the contrast, extrinsic motivation in an organization involves doing something because it leads to separate outcomes e.g. an employee is likely to put in extra effort since they want to earn a bonus at the end of the month. Therefore, the research question will help to evaluate how each of the motivation factors will impact employees’ performance within the Saudi Arabian banking sector.
RQ2: How do the workplace environment and sound communication with top management impacts employee performance in the banking sector of Saudi Arabia?
Research indicates that if the working environment and good communication between employees and the management are one of the factors that increase employee performance. Employees will perform exemplarily since there is convenience. Performance appraisal and job enrichment are some of the motivating factors that can be adopted in an organization. Some of the employees are well aware that appraisal will better their performance while others feel pressurized by the management. According to Nurun Nabi, & Dip TM, (2017. p. 2), performance appraisal tend to boost the morale of the employee and also motivate them to work better towards achieving the set goals. Therefore, the research question will help to know how the workplace environment impacts employee performance.
RQ3: Where do the employees desire to see themselves after 10 years of working in the bank?
According to Iyer, et al. (2017. p. 750), when the employee feels that they have a great future in the organization that they are working at, they are likely to work with more efficiency in order to improve the performance of the company. Therefore, the availability of growth opportunities and future prospects is a great motivator and thus it should be established. However, organizations are facing challenges on employees’ retention which can be due to the lack of growth opportunities for the employees (Nurun Nabi, & Dip TM, 2017. p. 2). Answering this research question as to where the employees in the Saudi Arabia banking sector see themselves in the next ten years will determine if these companies have established any growth opportunity initiatives for the employees. In addition, it will contribute to the studies that sought to determine if the challenge of employee retention is a result of the lack of establishment of growth opportunities for the employees.
References
Abusharbeh, M. T., & Nazzal, H. H. (2018). The impact of motivations on employee’s performance: A case study from Palestinian commercial banks. International Business Research, 11(4), 142-153. DOI:
Mishra, S., & Mishra, S. (2017). Impact of intrinsic motivational factors on employee retention among Gen Y: A qualitative perspective. Parikalpana: KIIT Journal of Management, 13(1), 31-42.
Nurun Nabi, I. M., & Dip TM, H. A. (2017). Impact of motivation on employee performances: a case study of Karmasangsthan bank Limited, Bangladesh. Arabian J Bus Manag Review, 7(293), 2.
Iyer, A., Zhang, A., Jetten, J., Hao, Z., & Cui, L. (2017). The promise of a better group future: Cognitive alternatives increase students’ self‐efficacy and academic performance. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56(4), 750-765.
Critical Thinking Assignment 1
For Instructor’s Use only
Regulations:
This assignment is an individual assignment.
Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook along with few scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles.
Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, citing references as appropriate.
Submit your findings in a 3–4-page document, excluding the title page, abstract and required reference page, which are never a part of the minimum content requirements, in the Assignment Dropbox.
It is strongly encouraged that you submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check (available under Information folder on your Blackboard) prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check – Student Guide for step-by-step instructions.
An Overview about Assignment submission Time & grades:
* Grace Period: with accepted excuse (accepted by instructor) with deduction of 10% for late submission
Module 2
Assignment-I: Topic selection & research questions (80 points)
A topic of research should be chosen. It can be either a research paper or a startup concept. Once the topic is finalized, the research questions (based on which objectives of the study will be formed) must be developed (not more than three). Each selection must be discussed in detail with logic and rationale. Reasons for the topic should be discussed first followed by discussion on selection of each of the research questions.
Answers