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Workplace Factors That Motivate Organizational Representative Employees In Nigeria, Ebenezer Oladapo Sowunmi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Proper identification of motivational factors may assist in understanding how employees may be motivated to maximize their full potential. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the workplace motivating factors influencing organizational representative employees in Nigeria, while recognizing the critical role of employee motivation in organizational success. The research questions addressed the factors that drive organizational representative employees, focusing on intrinsic, extrinsic, and social motivators in the Nigerian workplace. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Herzberg’s two-factor theory were used to frame the study. Data were collected from in-depth interviews with 16 organizational representative employees. Findings from thematic …