This paper proposes an employee incentive and rewards program for a real estate company's sales, marketing, and clerical staff. Drawing on motivational theories — including Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory — the proposal argues that effective motivation requires both intrinsic and extrinsic strategies. While performance-based pay structures are central to the plan, the paper emphasizes that pay alone is insufficient; recognition and a sense of accomplishment are equally critical. The proposal outlines a structured implementation process involving employee surveys, executive approval, multi-channel communication, and ongoing quantitative and qualitative evaluation to measure program effectiveness over time.
Employee motivation is the key to increasing productivity at any organization, but it is particularly important in sales-related industries such as real estate. The real estate sales force must be able to remain motivated even in the face of continual rejection from buyers. Remaining motivated and productive requires a combination of both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Pay incentives and other benefits are not enough — the employee must gain a sense of satisfaction in order to stay motivated. However, research findings suggest that pay can be used to produce intrinsic motivation when it functions as a source of recognition and reward. This project proposal explores the method that will be used for introducing a new employee motivation program at the real estate company.
The objective of the proposed incentive and rewards plan is to increase the productivity of the sales, marketing, and clerical staff. The incentives are designed to motivate employees and to allow them to increase job satisfaction. The development of these incentives will entail conducting a survey of staff members to determine which incentives would be most likely to serve as motivation for achieving higher productivity, increased employee retention, and increased job satisfaction.
Studies found that employee motivation has a significant effect on organizational performance (Manzoor, 2012). Motivational strategies will include both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivational strategies include elements that give the employee a sense of accomplishment and self-worth. Extrinsic motivational strategies are those typically considered in the development of an incentive plan — namely, rewards based on job performance.
Modern motivational strategies draw on the theories of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs, as well as other frameworks such as Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory (Ahmed, 2011). Once an employee's basic needs have been met, motivational strategies that utilize emotional and social rewards become more effective. In addition, the factors that motivate every employee are different. One of the key challenges faced by human resources departments in developing incentive programs is creating plans that will serve as motivators for every member of the staff. The proposed incentive program will utilize pay and benefit structures based on performance. According to research, this alone will not motivate employees unless it is tied to some type of recognition and reward program.
Intrinsic motivation includes empowerment and recognition. Research found that motivation increased when a positive relationship between management and employees exists (Manzoor, 2012). Pay alone will not serve as a successful motivator. However, when pay is structured to provide internal rewards and a sense of satisfaction, it can serve as a sufficient motivator to increase the performance and efficiency of the organization (Leonard, 2012). The program will therefore utilize extrinsic motivators to increase employee job satisfaction and intrinsic motivation.
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