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Abstract: There are two types of motivations working together within an organization, the one of the management of the organization and the one that the employees, the workers have. It is often said that the value added has its source in the particular manner in which the employees and their skills are motivated within the organization. We believe that, in a competitive market, added value is the result of the synergistic action arising from two types of motivations, the entrepreneurial and managerial motivation and the motivation of the employees. When a motivational synergy between the interests of the workers and the ones of the company is created, the overall activity is characterized by continuous growth in value added, whereas the lack of motivation will certainly generate conflicts that diminish the qualitative outcome af the activities.
Keywords: motivation, satisfaction, organization, company, employee, manager, culture, conflict, value
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Two categories of motivations work together within an organization: the one of the organization's management and the one belonging to the employees, the workers. We believe that, in a competitive market, value added is the result of the synergistic action arising from two types of motivations, the entrepreneurial and managerial motivation and the motivation of the employees. Certainly, a motivational framework cannot ignore the expectation of each employee who more or less wants...