The Impact of Job Design and Motivation on Employee Productivity as Applicable in the Context of Sri Lankan Software Engineers: A HR Perspective

Abstract

The Sri Lankan IT1 industry provides diverse clients with quality software solutions under tight timeframes and budgets. However, many organisations encounter the challenge of ensuring employees are adequately skilled, whilst facing the difficulty involved in identifying motivation factors of skilled employees and ensuring proper design of jobs. The research study mainly focuses on understanding the motivation and job design concepts adopted for Sri Lankan software engineers and the subsequent impact of these factors on their productivity from a human resource perspective. The findings indicate that positive correlation exists between job design and motivation and between motivation and productivity. Applicable attributes of each factor are depicted in the derived conceptual model. A proposed web-based DSS2 would measure motivation levels and ensure effective job design, in comparison with productivity levels. By measuring these factors, the performance of a software engineer can be driven, which would benefit both the organisation and the individual.