Manager Motivation and Organizational Change A case study of how manager motivation is fostered in a company and impacted by an organizational change effort
Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Organizations are a fundamental part of today's society, playing an important part in people's\neveryday lives as well as in economic development. The key to running a successful\norganization in today’s complex business environment is to constantly develop and\ncontinuously motivate one’s workforce. Motivation is especially important to foster within\nmanagers, as it is an important trait for them to possess to do their job effectively. This study\nexamines how manager motivation is fostered in a company, as well as how manager\nmotivation is impacted by an organizational change effort. The research is designed as a\nsingle case-study, studying the Stockholm-based medium-sized company, ATA Hill & Smith\nAB, operating in the traffic safety industry. 15 qualitative interviews conducted with\nmanagers, resulted in expected and unexpected insights into how manager motivation is\nfostered. Feelings of involvement and opportunities for competence development were\nconcluded to be the most important motivators for managers in an organization undergoing an\norganizational change effort. Whilst not aligning completely with the theoretical framework,\nthe conclusions could still be analyzed in light of the thesis theoretical framework of Self-\nDetermination Theory and Expectancy Theory. Though not deemed to be the most important\nfactors for manager motivation, the theoretical assumptions of the importance of, feelings of\nautonomy, and relatedness as well as expectancy, was affirmed rather than disproven. It was\nalso concluded that an organizational change process has to a large extent a positive effect on\nmanager motivation as well as that the context of change most likely have influenced the\nfindings of the study, making the results primarily applicable for companies a in similar\nsituation.
Authors: Walldén, Emma, Horn, Fredrik
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7002131614