COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATION FACTORS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Abstract

Motivation is a positive and encouraging factor that enables the employee to achieve personal and organizational goals with the application of acquired knowledge and skills. It is the driving force, which directs the behavior of employees towards a certain goal, regardless of whether it refers to employees in the public or private sector. In the paper, a comparative analysis of the motivational factors of employees in the public and private sectors was carried out. The survey of employees in the public and private sectors was conducted on the territory of Banat. The aim of the research was to analyze the motives of employees in the public and private sectors, to determine their representation in practice and the effects they have on the results of employees. The social goal of this research is to point out differences in terms of motivation that managers must accept, as well as providing ideas and proposals in order to better understand the issue. The collected data were subjected to a descriptive and comparative statistical procedure. The results of the research showed that there is a certain deviation between employees in the public and private sectors in terms of attitudes about motivational factors.