Motivation and Human Resources in Libraries

Abstract

This paper discussed motivation, some theories of motivation, motivating factors, and motivation and library personnel. Workers are the human resources of any organization and the most important asset of an organization. Motivation arouses, energizes, directs, and sustains behaviour and performance of employees. Motivating factors include extrinsic factors which pertain to the conditions under which a job is performed, intrinsic motivators which contribute to job satisfaction and subsequently increase productivity, and job design which includes job rotation, job enlargement, and job enrichment. Job design specifies the content or methods of any job in such a way that various requirements of a job can be effectively satisfied. Adequate motivation of library employees lies with the managers because they generally control work distribution, freedom and autonomy, work challenge and variety, staff development and training, and advancement opportunities. The managers are urged to create enabling environment to ensure improved commitment, satisfaction, and productivity of employees in the library.

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