Study and prioritization of key factors impacting job motivation in a project-based organization in oil and gas industry

Abstract

This research seeks to study and prioritize the factors that impact job motivation based on an analytical hierarch process. This research has been carried out in an oil and gas industry-related organization during a period in 2013. Two questionnaires were used to conduct the study: 1) one questionnaire based on Herzberg’s motivation theory, and 2) the second questionnaire is used for paired comparison analysis of factors affecting job motivation and their prioritization. The method used for prioritization is hierarchy analysis and Expert Choice and SPSS software packages are used for data analysis. This research found that almost all experts and participants agreed on the factors affecting motivation. We found that the two factors-salary and job security are the most important and the factors, work environment condition and the level of responsibility, are the least important ones. Therefore, the organization can improve employees’ performance by investing on the salary, job security factors, and enable reaching its objectives.