International Journal of Human Resource Management & Research (IJHRMR) ISSN 2249-6874 Vol 2 Issue 2 June 2012 11-22

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A STUDY ON EMPLOYEES MOTIVATION IN PLASTIC INDUSTRIES

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G. SIVARAMAKRISHNAN & 2S.PRATHEEP

Professor MBA Department, Karpagam College of Engineeting, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Research Scholar, Karpagam University, Coimbatore-641 021, India.

ABSTRACT
Motivation is the action that impels or urges an individual to assume an attitude generally favorable toward his work leading him to perform satisfactorily. It concerns the study urges, drives, impulses, preferences, aspirations etc., of people at work, who if satisfy, tend to promote and maintain high morale. Motivation is a productivity factor in industry. Motivating a worker is to create a need and desire on that part of the skill set of a worker to better his present performance. Motivation concerns itself with the will to work.

KEYWORDS : Plastic Industries, Motivation, HR. INTRODUCTION

Motivation means inspiring persons to do work with a zeal for the accomplishment of objectives of organization. Motivation is an important function which a manager has to perform for getting things done from the people. According to Stephen P. Robbin, motivation is the willingness to exert high levels of efforts towards organization goals conditioned by the effort ability to satisfy some individual need. The need for and importance of motivation can be improved with multiplicity of justification as follows. 1. Organizations are run by people hence, managers cannot afford to avoid a concern with human behavior at work is because the motivated employees are more productive and quality conscious than apathetic ones. 2. Motivation as a pervasive concept affects and is also affected by a host of factors in the organization milieu. It enables managers to understand why people behave as the behave

ELEMENTS OF GOOD MOTIVATION SYSTEM

1. 2. 3. Productivity Competition Flexibility

PROBLEMS OF MOTIVATION IN PLASTIC INDUSTRY

Motivation is a less of management and more of psychological social problems

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Problem of implementation Problems of elements: The motivation The worker to be motivated Motivation system and Motivation circumstances

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Limitations of employee

b) Motivation -an Internal Instinct Considering the above problem which is still prevailing in spite of several concepts and systems that are available only suggests the research gap and the study on EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN ERODE PLASTIC INDUSTRIES is worth a study.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN Research design adopted for the study is Descriptive Research POPULATION PROFILE The total of employees working in erode plastic industries is 250. It includes both male and female workers with the age limit of 20-40 with both the marital status of married and unmarried and their educational qualifications relates to SSLC, PLUS TWO, DIPLOMA, GRADUATE. The experience relate to 1-3yrs, 3-5yrs and above 5yrs. SAMPLING DESIGN Totally 150 employees have been selected for the purpose of the study. The convenience sampling technique is used in this study. DATA COLLECTION METHOD Opinion survey method is used for this study. DATA COLLECTION TOOL Questionnaire is the tool used for the data collection. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1. 2. 3. To identify the level of motivations among employees in erode plastic industry. To ascertain the employees opinion regarding work environment. To measure the employee satisfaction level on welfare measure.

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To offer suggestions, so as to improve the motivation level of employees.

SCOPE OF STUDY 1. 2. The study would help us to know the satisfaction level of employees. The study helps in knowing the satisfaction with respective the motivation of employee in giving the at most betterment in their profession. 3. In addition the study paves a close view on the roles of human resource management in motivating the employees. LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1. 2. The study is based only on employees attitude and opinion and they may change. The findings of the study are based on assumption that the respondents have divulged correct information. 3. There was no frequent availability of employees in organization. They where busy, within dayto-day work process. 4. Time is the major constraint. Table-1: Table Showing the Age Group of Respondents Age 21-30yrs 31-40yrs Above 40yrs total No. Of Respondents 69 42 39 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 46% 28% 26% 100

From the above table, 46% of the respondents are age group of 21-30, 28% of the respondents are age group of 31-40, 26% of the respondents are age group of above 40 yrs.

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Table-2: Table Showing the Martial Status of the Respondents Martial Status Married Unmarried Total No Of Respondents 96 54 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 64.0% 36.0% 100%

From the above table 64% of the respondents are married, 36% of the respondents are unmarried persons.

Chart-2: Chart Showing the Martial Status of the Resondents Table-3: Table Showing the Family of the Respondents Family Size Below 3 3-5 5-7 Total No Of Respondents 24 92 34 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 16% 61.3% 22.7% 100%

From the above table, 16% of the respondents are below 3 family size, 61.3% are of the respondents are 3-5 family size, 22.7% of the respondents are 5-7 family size.

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Chart-3 Table-4: Table Showing the Educational Qualification of the Respondents Education No Of Respondents 36 37 77 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 24.0% 24.7% 51.3% 100%

S.S.L.C-Plus Two Diploma Graduate Total

From the above table 24% of the respondents are S.S.L.C-Plus two, 24.7% of the respondents are diploma, 51.3% of the respondents are graduate.

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Chart-4: Chart Showing the Educational Qualification of the Respondents Table-5: Table Showing the Experience of the Respondents Experience No Of Respondents 29 33 88 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 19.3% 22.0% 58.7% 100%

1-3 Years 3-5years Above 5 Years Total

From the above table 19.3% of the respondents are 1 to 3 years experience, 22% of the respondents are 3-5 years experience, 58.7% of the respondents are above 5 years experience.

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Chart-5: Chart Showing the Experience of the Respondents Table-6: Table Showing the Perceiving the Job of the Respondents Perceiving The Job No Of Respondents 42 32 42 34 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 28.0% 21.3% 28.0% 22.7% 100.0%

Challenging Routine Interesting Boring Total

From the above table 28% of the respondents are challenging job, 21.3% of the respondents are routine, 28% of the respondents are the perceiving interesting job, 22.7% of the respondents are boring the job.

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Chart-6: Chart Showing the Perceiving the Job of the Respondents Table-7: Table Showing the Satisfaction of Motivational Factors of the Respondents Satisfaction On Motivational Factors Yes No Total No Of Respondents 99 51 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 66.0% 34.0% 100.0%

From the above table 66% of the respondents are say Yes, 34% of the respondents are say no about the satisfaction on motivational factors.

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Chart-7: Chart Showing the Satisfaction of Motivational Factors of the Respondents Table-8: Table Showing the Motivating Technique Increase Productivity of the Respondents Motivating Technique Increase Productivity Yes No Total No Of Respondents 137 13 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 91.3% 8.7% 100.0%

From the above table 91.3% of the respondents are say Yes, 8.7% of the respondents are say no about the motivating techniques increase productivity.

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Chart-8: Chart Showing the Motivating Technique Increase Productivity of the Respondents Table-9: Table Showing Freedom for Suggestions of the Respondents Freedom For Suggestions No Of Respondents Percentage Of The Respondents 21.3% 4.0% 37.3% 37.3% 100.0%

Partially Agree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Total

32 6 56 56 150

From the above table 21.3% of the respondents are partially agree,4% of the respondents are disagree,37.3% of the respondents are agree,37.3% of the respondents are strongly agree about the freedom for suggestions. Table-10: Table Showing the Basis of Promotion of the Respondents Basis Of Promotion Performance Seniority Both Total No Of Respondents 48 33 69 150 Percentage Of The Respondents 32.0% 22.0% 46.0% 100.0%

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From the above table 32% of the respondents are performance, 22% of the respondents are seniority base, 46% of the respondents are both about the basis of promotion methods.

FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

FINDINGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Majority 46% of the respondents are 21-30 years of the age group of the respondents. Majority 64% of the respondents are married. Majority 61.3% of the respondents are 3 to 5 family size. Majority 51.3% of the respondents are graduate. Majority 58.7% of the respondents are above 5 years experience. Majority 28% of the respondents have challenging job and interesting job. Majority 66% of the respondents are expressed satisfaction on motivational factors. Majority 91.3% of the respondents expressed that motivating techniques increase productivity. Majority 37.3% of the respondents are agreed and strongly agree freedom from suggestions.

10. Majority 46% of the respondents are both about the basis of promotion methods. 11. Majority 40% of the respondents feel that the work place and facilities is good. 12. Majority 40% of the respondents are satisfied with welfare measures. 13. Majority 26% of the respondents are satisfied promotion with the motivational factors. 14. Majority 69.3% of the respondents agreed that the welfare measures are effective. 15. Majority 68% of the respondents feel that the grievances handling measures followed in organization. 16. Majority 36.7% of the respondents expressed satisfaction on their job.

SUGGESTIONS
1. 2. 3. The Plastic Industries can improve their good relationship with superior and subordinates. The Plastic Industries can provide additional transport facility for employees. The Plastic Industries can reduce the employees work to improve the employees satisfaction level. 4. The company can improve their motivational factors of employees.

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REFERENCES
1. R S Selvaragaveni, Human Resources Management, Himalaya Publishing Co. New Delhi, Edition 2008 2. 3. Stephen P.Robbins, Human Resources Management, Eastern Economy Edition 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org