Team motivation - A model for understanding the motivational factors of a team -

Abstract

The concept of team motivation is highly affecting the performance of the teams in organizations today. A team that is motivated is creative and has a high level of performance, which makes an investigation to understand the concept of motivation in a team relevant and interesting. This research concerns what factors affect team motivation and also how motivation is different between individuals and teams. To provide a basis for the thesis a deductive approach was used. Theories of teams and motivation were studied and out of these theories a model was created which contained five different types of motivational factors for a team. The empirical material was gathered through interviews with team members and team leaders at the research area. The material was then interpreted according to the created model and the conclusion that was drawn was that team motivation is affected from many different directions and that the different factors complement each other in creating team motivation.