<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Background:</bold> The aging of the European population is a demographic trend reflected in the ever-growing number of older employees. This paper introduces the importance of motivation and satisfaction in the workplace among age diverse employees in Slovenian companies.<bold>Objectives:</bold> The goal is to investigate the differences between the motivation and satisfaction of employees from different age groups in the workplace.<bold>Methods/Approach:</bold> The paper is based on research including a survey of two age groups of employees in Slovenia. We employed the Mann-Whitney U test to verify differences in the motivation and satisfaction in the workplace between the two groups.<bold>Results:</bold> Older employees are more motivated by flexibility in the workplace; autonomy at work; good interpersonal relationships in the workplace; the possibility of working at their own pace; respect among employees; equal treatment of employees regardless of their age. They are more satisfied with interpersonal relationships in the company; their work; working hours and the distribution of work obligations; and facilitation of the self-regulation of the speed of work performed.<bold>Conclusions:</bold> Motivation and satisfaction change as individuals age. Using this information, managers and employers can apply appropriate measures to contribute to employees’ well-being and better workplace performance, better working relationships with colleagues, higher productivity, and greater creativity.</abstract>

Background: The aging of the European population is a demographic trend reflected in the ever-growing number of older employees. This paper introduces the importance of motivation and satisfaction in the workplace among age diverse employees in Slovenian companies.Objectives: The goal is to investigate the differences between the motivation and satisfaction of employees from different age groups in the workplace.Methods/Approach: The paper is based on research including a survey of two age groups of employees in Slovenia. We employed the Mann-Whitney U test to verify differences in the motivation and satisfaction in the workplace between the two groups.Results: Older employees are more motivated by flexibility in the workplace; autonomy at work; good interpersonal relationships in the workplace; the possibility of working at their own pace; respect among employees; equal treatment of employees regardless of their age. They are more satisfied with interpersonal relationships in the company; their work; working hours and the distribution of work obligations; and facilitation of the self-regulation of the speed of work performed.Conclusions: Motivation and satisfaction change as individuals age. Using this information, managers and employers can apply appropriate measures to contribute to employees’ well-being and better workplace performance, better working relationships with colleagues, higher productivity, and greater creativity.

Motivation and Satisfaction of Employees in the Workplace

Business Systems Research Journal

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Background: The aging of the European population is a demographic trend reflected in the ever-growing number of older employees. This paper introduces the...

Motivation and Satisfaction of Employees in the Workplace

Published Online: Oct 25, 2017

Page range: 14 - 25

Received: May 13, 2016

Accepted: Mar 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsrj-2017-0013

Keywords
motivation, satisfaction, employees, human resource management

© 2017 Maja Rožman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Motivation and Satisfaction of Employees in the Workplace

Published Online: Oct 25, 2017

Page range: 14 - 25

Received: May 13, 2016

Accepted: Mar 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bsrj-2017-0013

Keywordsmotivation, satisfaction, employees, human resource management

© 2017 Maja Rožman et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
motivation, satisfaction, employees, human resource management