La motivación y su relación con la felicidad en la empresa Inka Construcciones
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2020-05-05
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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La presente investigación tiene como objetivo a dar conocer los niveles de felicidad y
motivación laboral de los trabajadores de una empresa del sector construcción y la relación
que existe entre ambas variables. Se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, transversal, correlacional
y no experimental; que utiliza como instrumentos dos encuestas: (a) Escala de Medida de
Felicidad de Alarcón, que mide el nivel de felicidad y (b) Escala de Motivación en el Trabajo,
propuesto por Gagné, instrumento que mide el nivel de motivación laboral y sus factores
intrínsecos, extrínsecos y de desmotivación. Para ello, se evaluó a 110 trabajadores de la
empresa Inka Construcciones (nombre ficticio de la empresa evaluada) que cuenta con cinco
unidades de negocio y que opera en Lima.
El procesamiento de la información concluyó que los trabajadores encuestados tienen
un nivel de felicidad de 81% y un nivel de motivación laboral de 78%. Asimismo, luego de
vincular estas dos variables mediante un análisis cuantitativo, se llegó a la conclusión que no
existe una relación significativa entre ambas; sin embargo, se demostró que si existe una
relación débil entre la felicidad y la motivación intrínseca, la misma que forma parte de los
factores que componen la motivación laboral (junto a la motivación extrínseca y la
desmotivación).
Finalmente, la relación entre la felicidad y la motivación laboral no es concluyente, se
recomienda profundizar un posible vínculo entre la productividad y la motivación en el
entorno laboral, pues una parte de la literatura existente sobre el tema sugiere una posible
relación entre estas. Asimismo, es preciso acotar que es necesario ahondar más en estudios
que permitan desarrollar un procedimiento o metodología que facilite la integración de la
motivación intrínseca como un apalancador de la felicidad en los trabajadores de diversas
organizaciones.
This research is to reveal the levels of happiness and work motivation of the company’s employees in the Inka Construction (fictitious name of the company surveyed) and the relationship between the two variables. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational and no experimental study using two surveys as instruments: (a) Alarcon’s Happiness Measurement Scale, which measures the happiness level; and (b) Work Motivation Scale, proposed by Gagne, which measures the work motivation level and its intrinsic, extrinsic factors, and the demotivation. 110 employees were assessed, who work in a medium-sized construction company, has five business units and operate in Lima. The results conclude that the surveyed employees have a happiness level of 81% and the work motivation level is 78%. At the same time, the result of the relationship between the work motivation level and happiness level shows, through a quantitative analysis, that there is no a direct relation. Nevertheless, it exists a weak connection between happiness and intrinsic motivation, which is part of the work motivation (the extrinsic motivation and demotivation too). All in all, the relationship between happiness and work motivation is not conclusive, so it is recommendable to analyze a possible relationship between productivity and work motivation, because there is a literature which talks about that. Moreover, it is important to mention that it is necessary to deeper into more investigations that permit develop a process or methodology which link intrinsic motivation and happiness in coworkers of different companies.
This research is to reveal the levels of happiness and work motivation of the company’s employees in the Inka Construction (fictitious name of the company surveyed) and the relationship between the two variables. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational and no experimental study using two surveys as instruments: (a) Alarcon’s Happiness Measurement Scale, which measures the happiness level; and (b) Work Motivation Scale, proposed by Gagne, which measures the work motivation level and its intrinsic, extrinsic factors, and the demotivation. 110 employees were assessed, who work in a medium-sized construction company, has five business units and operate in Lima. The results conclude that the surveyed employees have a happiness level of 81% and the work motivation level is 78%. At the same time, the result of the relationship between the work motivation level and happiness level shows, through a quantitative analysis, that there is no a direct relation. Nevertheless, it exists a weak connection between happiness and intrinsic motivation, which is part of the work motivation (the extrinsic motivation and demotivation too). All in all, the relationship between happiness and work motivation is not conclusive, so it is recommendable to analyze a possible relationship between productivity and work motivation, because there is a literature which talks about that. Moreover, it is important to mention that it is necessary to deeper into more investigations that permit develop a process or methodology which link intrinsic motivation and happiness in coworkers of different companies.
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Felicidad y motivación laboral, Investigación cuantitativa, Sector construcción--Perú
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