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Relacje z bezpośrednim przełożonym jako czynnik motywacji do pracy
Relationship with direct supervisor as a motivating factor

Author(s): Anna Dolot
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: motivation; direct supervisor; employee; relations

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to show the role of the relationship between the worker and direct supervisor in the context of motivation. In the theoretical part the attention is paid to explaining what motivation is in different specialists’ interpretation. An important element is identification of supervisors’ tasks/roles. In the next part selected empirical studies involving supervisors’ and employees’ relations in the area of motivation are presented. The most important part of the paper is the empirical part, which contains own research results on the phenomenon. Hypothesis about the influence of relations between direct supervisor and his employees as well as direct supervisor’s motivation skills on employee’s considering of looking for a new job were verified.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 273-282
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish