Motivation is a key factor in promoting employee’s involvement in organizational productivity. The management of any organization should focus on various ways of enhancing employee motivation as a way of encouraging them to take part in organizational growth and development. For instance, the management needs to offer support to its employees through various ways to foster their involvement. For instance, the management can use tools such as proper communication, career development, and decision-making involvement. All these factors play a great role towards encouraging employees to participate actively in organization activities. Active participation of all employees in the organizational operations leads to improved productivity and performance (Mrudula, 2006).
On the other hand, the organization can foster employee involvement by promoting good human resource services to the employees. Human resource department is a very important source of motivation to employees if well organized. The human resource department can ensure employee involvement in organization productivity by creating a conducive working environment, using proper recruitment policies and focus on retaining employees. The human resource should promote the social welfare of its employees in the workplace to foster their productivity.
Finally, an organization can also ensure employee involvement by the focus on their development. Career development is a vital initiative that motivates employees very much since it is through it the factor prosperity in life. Career development of employee by the management of the organization can take various forms namely training and promotion. Training leads to the improvement of knowledge and skills of the employees thus improving their involvement in organization productivity (Mrudula, 2006).
3 Critical Topics
Management Support
Control in decision-making
There are various ways through which the organization can promote employees involvement. Firstly, the management should offer the employees a certain control over the decision-making process. The management should always allow employees to take part in the decision-making process. This will help them to provide their view of what they think it is best for the organization. Such control acts as motivation to the employees since they feel recognized and appreciated by the management. Besides, the involvement in decision making will impel them to accept the decisions of the organization. Consequently, they develop a heart of taking part in all the organizational activities since they have a belief that the management supports. It is a good way of enhancing employee involvement in business activities which leads to increased productivity.
Proper communication of goals
The management needs to enhance communication of its goals to the management. Communication is a powerful weapon that may build productivity in an organization or damage productivity. This depends on how the management communicates its goals to the employees. Effective communication of goals enhances understanding of what is required by the organization. It acts a guide on how to strategies and perform organizational operations leading to success.
Career Development
The management should also focus on advancing the standards of his employees. Employee involvement in the matters of the organization requires much dedication and motivation. Career development is one way through which the management can encourage employees to take part in the organization's operations wholeheartedly. For example, the management can use promotion and job rotation as one way of enhancing his employees’ career development. Promoting employees by their merit build a spirit of commitment to work something that promotes employee involvement in organization matters. The result of commitment and involvement in organizational matters is increased productivity and performance of the organization (Noe, 2008).
Training
The management should use training as a tool for enhancing the employees’ involvement in organizational work. It is worth noting that employees need to have enough understanding of the goals of the organization to get involved in its activities. Noe (2008) reveals that training is an essential factor in improving the knowledge and skills of the employees. It is in itself a motivating factor to the employees since it provides the basis for career growth and development of employees. Training opens the minds of the employees, and it encourages them to foster creativity in all the activities. Well trained employees have a sense of belonging and they are ever ready to overcome any challenge that comes their way. The knowledge and skills they developed by the employees help them to build a positive attitude towards the activities of the organization something that leads to their involvement in organizational activities.
Good human resource practices
Good working environment
Employees are comfortable and ready to work properly for the organization if there exists a conducive working environment. A conducive working environment is a powerful tool for creating satisfaction to employees when executing their duties. It gives a piece of mind and motivates them to work hard towards the attainment of the organization goals. There are various ways through which management can develop a good working environment for its employees.
Firstly, the management needs to foster a safe environment that is free of any accidents in the workplace. The management should make sure that the workplace is well maintained and that the employees have protection when carrying out their duties. Besides, the management needs to provide protective clothing for its employees such as overalls and gloves for the employees working in the production department. In doing so, the employees will have the confidence to perform their duties since they have a belief that accidents cannot take place easily due to the protection provided to them. This helps them to get more involved in the operations of the organization to enhance success.
Recruitment
One wat of getting employees involved in organizational productivity and performance is by recruiting qualified and competent employees. Such employees have knowledge and skills that are required by the organization to promote good performance. The management should thus create proper employment policies that will ensure the organization has the required personnel. Such policies should ensure a fair recruitment since it is the only way the organization should attract qualified and competent employees.
Retention
Retention of employees is one area that the management should ensure in the organization. Losing talents in an organization are one way of discouraging employee involvement in an organization. Talented employees motivate the others to enhance success within the organization. When such employees move out of the organization, they leave a big gap that can take ages to fill. Thus, the management should focus on employee retention strategy as one way of promoting employee involvement. For instance, the management can use promotions to foster employee retention. Additionally, it can provide good salary and benefits to its employees as a way of attracting them to remain in the organization. Many talented employees leave an organization for another because they require a good package to promote their living standards (Mrudula, 2006).
References
Noe, R. A. (2008). Employee training and development. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
