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Today it is clear that businesses give importance to factors that increase employee’s motivation.
Recent years researches show that there is a direct proportion between employers who value its
employee’s motivation and business performance and productivity raising. In a hotel which is a
service business, it is very important for business profit and productivity to identify factors that
increase motivation, to its employees. The aim of this research is to examine what are the factors that
affect employee’s motivation. Also it is another aim of this research to measure whether employees,
according to their demographic charasteristics, show diferrences in evaluating factors that affect
motivation. Study is based on quantitative research method. Data of this research is obtained by using
questionare technique. The area of this reserch is five star hotel businesses that have 200 or over
rooms and open the whole year in Bodrum. Three of these hotel businesses were selected with simple
coincidince sampling technique and research data have been obtained from these businesses
employees. This obtained data were analyzed with SPSS 15.0 program. At the end of the research,
there identified four important dimensions and these dimensions have been assessed in terms of
demographic variables.
Örücü and Esenkal (2005) tried to find out strategies managers should consider
what are the factors that affect satisfaction of employees needs. In another research on
employees who work in accomodation employees working in hotel industry in Hong
businesses by comparing city and coastal Kong, Wong and Pang (2003) found that
hotels in a research of different study. At the training programs and development,
end of this research, they highlighted that motivation coming from top management
among the factors that affect employees and support, policies being clear, to be
motivation, family relations and job defianable and autonomy and flexibility are
commitment are effective in city and coastal five basic elements that motivate employees.
hotels and although reward factor is seen to In addition to theses researches; in his
be effective in city hotels, it isn’t effective in research carried out in five-star hotel
coastal hotels and physical conditions and business in Antalya region, Aksu (2005)
professional development are effective in found that before giving training programs
coastal hotels but not in city hotels. employees need, they should be motivated.
Whittaker (2008) pointed out in his In today’s business environment, in the
research, carried out in England that first place of elemenents necessery for
important key factors for motivation are organizational success are innovat, on,
market pressure, to develop the value of necessity of new products, managing change
partners, to reveal Money funds for growth, speed and provide oppurtunities for
to change strategic activities, to develop employees to reveal their skills. For
Money funds, to develop effectiveness in accomodation a business who wants
authenticity of management, presence of surviving in hard competition world, it
money funds and merging the companies. should be provided oppurtunities for them to
In their research, comprising hotel be sensitive about what are the factors that
businesses in Hong Kong, Chan and Wong motivate employees and to give necessary
(2006) gather elements affecting motivation value to its employees (Wong & Pang, 2003).
in hotel businesses into eight factors. In In paralel to this, it is very important for
researcher’s researches, these factors are the employees who work in accomodation
government’s cooperation, ISO’s benefits, industry to give oppurtunities for them to
top management, laws, market trend, trade build carrier after work hour in their work
barriers, customers, and rivalry. Chan and place (Jauhari, 2006) In their reserach on
Wolso (2006) also indicated that these satisfaction and motivation of international
factors should be used to determine internal Telecom union members, Bauer and his
power rather than external power. In another friends highlighted that ın the first place of
research carried out in paralel with this factors that motivate employees are giving
knowledge, according to findings of research work and network oppurtunities. As in other
carried out in thermal hotels Dündar and researches, it is found out that position,
others (2007) found that internal motivation infrastructure elements and reliability
means effect on employees motivation is haven’t any effect in decision-making.
much moren ed important than that of Wong and his friends (1999) developed a
external motivation means effect on survey, considering 10 motivation factors,
employees motivation. In this research, it is developed by Kovach, that motivate
also stressed that in determining business employees. In total 1245 usable survey has
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been distributed to 64 hotels of 72 hotels socialization. As a result, when considering
listed by Hong Kong hotel directors and data employees values in motivation theories, it
were collected from employees working in contributes greatly in the process of
these hotels. As indicated by the staff, motivation increase (Osteraker, 1999).
working in these hotels, three important
motivation factors were found out. These
factors are oppurtunities for development, to 3. THE AIM OF THIS RESEARCH AND
show loyalty to employees and good wage. ITS METHODOLOGY
In this reserach, as a result of MANOVA
analysis, there isn’t found out any The aim of this research is to determine
relationship between singles, marrieds and what are the factors that affect employees
these three free variables which are level of motivation and in which level these factors
positions. According to result of ANOVA are important for them. Data have been
analysis, it is tried to find out whether there collected within this research will provide an
is a difference between different important source in terms of bringing up
demographic variables that are considered in factors that motivate hotel businesses
selecting factors that motivate hotel employees, managers applying theses factors
employees. As a result of analysis it is found on employees working in workplace to
out that there are three factors that are provide productivity and effectiveness.
effective among demographic variables. Research is based on quantitive research
These factors are attractive work, method. Survey data collection is the most
oppurtunities to develop and progress and preferred data collection technique in
emotional consciousness. quantitive research method. That’s why in
In many motivation theories, many this research data obtained with survey
researches were carried out to find out what technique. Also survey technique was
are the factors that motivate employees but preferred because of being the most useful
its employees values rarely appeared in these criterion for attitude measurement, its
researches. The value of employees, working presenting numeric and it making it easy
in appropriate measures, can be suggested both for people who fill the survey and for
while speculating motivation factors, this researchers (Usal & Kuşluvan, 1998). In
measurement parts can’t be considered as a order to provide content validity of research
risk. In a survey close to measurement survey, within this research in literature
issues, an important deficiency was found in national and international researches were
employee’s personality, organizational looked for. Within this context, an attitude
culture and socialization factor issues. In survey was developed by taking Öztürk and
today’s some motivation models, because of Dündar’s (2003) researches as basis. While
not considering the value employees have, the survey was in draft, it was examined by
some limitations appeared. This dynamic expert academican and necessary
triangle motivation theory includes needs arrangements were done on it. Before
and values needed to motivate employees. At conducting the survey, a pre-application was
the same time, this model includes tools done, and considering employees views the
necessary to measure employee’s survey was given final shape and started to
personality, organizational culture and be conducted.
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The questionare used in this research the other hotels in terms of bed capacity,
consists of two parts. Questıons to find sales volume and the abundance of
demographic characteristics of participants employees. Also, research is conducted in
were included in the first part while in the Bodrum because of financial facilities, being
second part, there is an attitude scale consists close in terms of geography and its
of 17 statements to determine factors that transportation facilities being enough. In this
motivate hotel businesses’ employees. In mentioned period, these hotels’s numbers
every statement’s left side is a Likert scale were 17 and hotels’ names were written on a
with five statements (1= Definitely piece of paper and put into a box. Those with
unimportant, 2 =Unimportant 3= Indecisive, simple coincidence sampling method, three
4=Important, 5=Very important). Also in hotel businesses were selected from this box.
every statement’s right side, there is also a As a result, employees of three five star
Likert scale with five statements which make hotels which are open the whole year, were
it possible for hotel employees to evaluate determined as a sampling group of this
the statements.(1=Definitely don’t agree, research. According to data obtained from
2=Do not agree, 3=Indecisive, 4=Agree, these sampling group hotels, the number of
5=Totally agree) employees wroking full time in these hotels
Questionare forms were distributed to are 500. Having been distributed in hand,
employees of 20 hotels with five stars in questionares were provided to be filled by
Muğla city’s Bodrum district between 01 employees and then these questıoners were
February 2008 and 15 February 2009 for pre- collected from employees. Some hotel
application of it. The reason for chosing this employees within the research didn’t want to
district is that Bodrum is one of the participate in questionare and some others
developed and very important tourism went abroad for their special affairs. At result
centers. Questioners were provided to be 180 of the distributed questıonares were
filled by employees and a few statements gathered and this proportion constitues 36 %
were changed according to views of of the research’s area.
managers. The validity of the questıonares In analyzing gathered data, SPSS
obtained from pre-application was measured (Statistical Program For Social Sciences)
and its Cronbach alpha was calculated as 15.0 statistic program was used. In this
0.86.As a result of test, obtained data’s regard, arithmetic average, Standard
general Cronbach Alpha were calculated as deviation, frequency and percentage values
Nunnally stated over 0.7 level. This means of employee’s participation and importance
that in survey’s evaluation, internal level of statemenst and data of demographic
compliance is acceptable and validity is characteristics were calculated.
high, after pre- application, research studies
started. 4. FINDINGS AND EVALUATIONS
The research lasted four months in 2008
year’s February and March months. The area 4.1. Demographic Findings of Research
of the research is five star hotels which have Participants
20 rooms and over and work all year. The
reason of limitations of this research with Employees’ data about demographic
these hotels is; these hotels being bigger than questions was evaluated by using frequncy
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and percentage analyses. Findings related to that 80(44.4 %) employees have received
evaluation are presented fully in tourism education and 100 employeers
Table 1.When looked at the table it is haven’t received this kind of education.
understood that 74.4 %of employees taking When employees departments were
part in the researcsh are male while the analyzed; it was found that 13 employees
remain percentage 25.6 % are woman. (7.2 %) work in human resource department,
When employees educatıon level is 20 employees(11.1 %) work in financial
evaluated, it is found that 20 of employees affairs department, 23 employees (12.8 %)
(11.1 %) have received primary school, 80 of work in front Office; 9 employees (5 %)
employees(44.4 %) have received high work in technique service; 15 employees
school, 73 of employees(40.6 %) have (15 %) work in market and sale department;
received university and 7 of employees 64 employees (35.6 %) work in food and
(3.9 %) have received master education. drink department; 36 employees(20 %) work
When the question ‘’Have you ever taken in other departments. When the question
any tourism and hotel management ‘’How long have you been working in hotel
education?’’ was evaluated, it was found out businesses?’’ was analyzed; it is found out
Table 2. Results of the Significance Level of Employees Concerning the Statements (s=180)
Unimportant
Unimportant
Important
Indecision
important
Certainty
Description
Statistics
Very
Statements
f f f f f Std.
Mean
% % % % % D.
1. Employees must be provided social facilities
114 53 8 4 1
(housing. transportation. local etc.) at the highest 4.52 .73
63.3 29.4 4.4 2.2 0.6
standards.
117 48 9 0 6
2. Appreciation motivates the employees. 4.50 .86
65.0 26.7 5.0 0 3.3
100 65 13 1 1
3. Fair payments is very crucial for employees 4.45 .70
55.6 36.1 7.2 0.6 0.6
4. Amount of payment effects the motivation 105 60 8 2 5
4.43 .85
positively. 58.3 33.3 4.4 1.1 2.8
5. Optimum time of work in businesses affects the 89 71 15 3 2
4.34 .79
motivation. 49.4 39.4 8.3 1.7 1.1
92 62 16 8 2
6. Team work adds more to the motivation. 4.30 .89
51.1 34.4 8.9 4.4 1.1
95 58 13 9 5
7. Rewards motivate employees at a higher level. 4.27 .99
52.8 32.2 7.2 5.0 2.8
8. Success of the employees should be appreciated at 84 66 23 2 5
4.23 .91
all times. 46.7 36.7 12.8 1.1 2.8
9. Perception of the significance level in the job being 75 73 25 6 1
4.19 .83
done affects the motivation positively. 41.7 40.6 13.9 3.3 0.6
10. Juniors should have the opportunity to discuss with 77 76 16 7 4
4.19 .91
seniors at any time in any matter. 42.8 42.2 8.9 3.9 2.2
11. Participation of employees in taking the decisions 61 88 24 6 1
4.12 .80
becomes incentive. 33.9 48.9 13.3 3.3 0.6
12. Employees give importance to moral incentives
70 70 29 7 4
(appreciation. respect. etc) as well as physical 4.08 .95
38.9 38.9 16.1 3.9 2.2
incentives.
63 74 37 3 3
13. Participant management approach affects positively 4.06 .87
35.0 41.1 20.6 1.7 1.7
14. Determination of promotions according to the 68 60 43 2 7
4.00 1.05
merits boosts motivation. 37.8 33.3 23.9 1.1 3.9
15. I’d choose this company. if I had to start working 66 50 44 11 9
3.85 1.13
again. 36.7 27.8 24.4 6.1 5.0
50 74 36 14 6
16. Employees like to be given responsibility. 3.82 1.03
27.8 41.1 20.0 7.8 3.3
17. Working is natural like games or entertainment for 38 85 36 10 11
3.71 1.05
people. 21.1 47.2 20.0 5.6 6.1
Principal component analsis is applied to factors whose sef-values are over ane
the date and in this analysis, varimax option emerged out of this process. These four
is used and according to the abtained scree factors are shown in Table3.
ploot diversity, date whose self-value is over As a result of factor analysis in Table 3,
one is put to the evaluation process. Four we see that the scale consists of 16 items and
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Eigen values
variance %
variance %
Explained
Cronbach
Factors
Factor
Alpha
Total
loads
Factor 1: Social opportunities 0.759
Amount of payment effects the motivation .750 2.900 18.128 18.128
positively.(S1)
Participant management approach affects .701
positively.(S2)
Participant management approach affects .686
positively. (S3)
Optimum time of work in businesses affects the .537
motivation.(S4)
Determination of promotions according to the .521
merits. boosts motivation.(S5)
.510
Employees must be provided social facilities
(housing, transportation, local etc.) at the highest
standards.(S6)
Fair payments is very crucial for employees.(S7) .469
Barlett test result: 724,628 and p 0,000 level with Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin(KMO) sampling value 0,796
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four dimensions. By using transformational their evaluation of the factors that affects the
factor loads, and considering the meaning of motivation. In this trame, some analysis will
the items in factors, Factor 1: Social be carried on following topics; we’ll try to
opportunities, Factor 2: Immaterial find out whether there’s a change in the
incentives, Factor 3: Responsibility and statements of the employees who join the
being appreciated, Factor 4: Team work is research on motivation and whether
entitled. Furthermere when Table 3 is variances such as sex, educational status,
examined we see that first factor explanis departments, working periods, possession of
18.128 %, second factor 13.977 %, third information abaout motivation and
factor 11.879 %, and fourth factor 10.758%, attendance of tourism education make
of the total variance. The cumulative discrepancies.
variance quantity that self-values explain, In the analysis, sgn values are over 0.05
constitutes 54,742 of total variance. Lastly, a which shows employees agree on the ideas
Cronbach Alpha value of factors explains as concerning behavioural statements. It is
follows: first factor, 759, second factor, 507, stated that according to Table 4 genetally in
third factor, 576 fourth factors, 507 of total diserpancy analysis sign values are over
variance. 0.05. Accordingly, employees made
In following tables, according to the approximate evaluations about the
demographic features of employees we’ll try behavioral statements which measures
to find out wherher there’s a difference in motivation. Furthermere, it appears that sign
When we analyzed the topic of education important factors and it’s intolerable to
of employees about motivation, we undervalue the matter of motivation in hotel
determined that 20.6 % of them had the administrations.
education while 79.4 % didn’t have any In examing the factor analysis in this
education about motivation. This shows that study varimax is chosen in principal
no importance is given to this matter and so compenent analysis which is applied to date
a great mistake is being made. However it’s and according to the abtained scree ploot
obvious that human factor is among the most deviation the date whose self-value is over
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one is examined. There are four factors among the variables in the following
whose self-values are over one: These variables there are different opinions
factors: between the employees in terms of
− Social opportunities (Factor 1); behavioral statements. These are; “wage
− Immaterial incentives (Factor 2); level of employ affecting motivation
− Responsibility and being positively with education”, “optimal
appreciated (Factor 3); working time affecting motivation positively
− Team work (Factor 4). with education”, “merits must be chosen
It’s examined whether there’s a differnece according to qualification with work
in evaluations of employees in evaluating the department”, social opportunities (houssing,
factors that affects the motivations according transportation, local etc) providing at the
to the demographic features. In this context, highest level with working period
Analysis have been made on “behavional Among the variables of immaterial
statements (that try to evaluate notivation)” incentives factor “employess giving
of employees who have joined the research. immaterial incentives (appreciation, respet
The analysis have been conducted on the etc) as much as materiel incentives with
employees to understand whether there’s a working department” shows that employ
difference demographic variable such as don’t agree with this behavioral statement.
status, departments time periods, having With this result, it can be stated that employs
motivation information and joinin tourism being employed in different can affect their
education ot these employess. According to opinions in different levels.
the analysis result, it’s understood that Among the variable of responsibilty and
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