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THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION FACTORS FOR THE STUDENTS FUTURE PROFESSION)
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Motivation seems to be one of the most important tools of Human Resource Management. Organizations design motivation systems to encourage employees to perform in the most effective way but also to attract potential candidates. The key to create the efficient motivation system is an answer to the question what really motivates employees. The purpose of this paper is to find which motivation factors are seen as the most important by students considered as future business persons. The aim is to analyze findings in the light of existing motivation theories. The knowledge from the theoretical part of this paper combined with the results of the research can be useful for managers who deal with freshly graduated employees and for HR professionals who prepare recruitment campaign. The research is based on the questionnaire distributed to the sample of respondents from Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu. Respondents were asked to rank thirteen motivation factors in the order of their importance. The findings indicated that interesting work and good wages were the most important factors for all students. The results suggest that future business persons are motivated by factors from many different categories. By being aware of the factors that are the most important for future business persons companies can meet the challenge of attracting, motivating and retaining them.
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