Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee engagement in the online travel market
(2022) MGTN59 20221Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title: Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee
engagement in the online travel market
Subject: MGTN59, Degree project - Management Challenges
Authors: Eirini Argyrouli and Theodora Saade
Advisor: Rikard Larsson
Keywords: Non-monetary rewards, Engagement, Travel Industry, Career Model, Career
Motives, Career Awareness, Online travel Market, Employee Engagement
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and explain employees’ preferences for
non-monetary rewards. Based on employees' career concepts and motives and other aspects
of their personal life, the study looks into the individual needs for non-monetary rewards as a
lever that increases engagement at work.
Theoretical... (More) - Title: Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee
engagement in the online travel market
Subject: MGTN59, Degree project - Management Challenges
Authors: Eirini Argyrouli and Theodora Saade
Advisor: Rikard Larsson
Keywords: Non-monetary rewards, Engagement, Travel Industry, Career Model, Career
Motives, Career Awareness, Online travel Market, Employee Engagement
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and explain employees’ preferences for
non-monetary rewards. Based on employees' career concepts and motives and other aspects
of their personal life, the study looks into the individual needs for non-monetary rewards as a
lever that increases engagement at work.
Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical chapter firstly presents theories about engagement
and non-monetary rewards. Subsequently, the career model is described and the chapter ends
with a background on the travel industry.
Methodology: A qualitative approach has been used. Semi-structured interviews with
open-ended questions and questionnaire-like questions were performed with employees in the
online travel market.
Empirical foundation: The empirical data consists of the answers and results we got from
the interviews.
Conclusion: We have found a wide variety of different types of non-monetary rewards and
individual preferences for them. One found pattern is that different career orientations and
aspects of personal lives impact employees’ preferences for non-monetary rewards. The
understanding of what kind of non-monetary rewards a person needs is closely related to how
aware they are of their career orientation and the motives they truly have. For example, while
Expert specialists tended to prefer rewards to refine their skills and get recognition, broader
generalists preferred more improved work environment rewards. (Less)
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- author
- Saade, Theodora LU and Argyrouli, Eirini LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MGTN59 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Non-monetary rewards, Engagement, Travel Industry, Career Model, Career Motives, Career Awareness, Online travel Market, Employee Engagement
- language
- English
- id
- 9094050
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- 2022-06-29 16:52:39
- date last changed
- 2022-06-29 16:52:39
@misc{9094050, abstract = {{Title: Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee engagement in the online travel market Subject: MGTN59, Degree project - Management Challenges Authors: Eirini Argyrouli and Theodora Saade Advisor: Rikard Larsson Keywords: Non-monetary rewards, Engagement, Travel Industry, Career Model, Career Motives, Career Awareness, Online travel Market, Employee Engagement Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe and explain employees’ preferences for non-monetary rewards. Based on employees' career concepts and motives and other aspects of their personal life, the study looks into the individual needs for non-monetary rewards as a lever that increases engagement at work. Theoretical perspectives: The theoretical chapter firstly presents theories about engagement and non-monetary rewards. Subsequently, the career model is described and the chapter ends with a background on the travel industry. Methodology: A qualitative approach has been used. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions and questionnaire-like questions were performed with employees in the online travel market. Empirical foundation: The empirical data consists of the answers and results we got from the interviews. Conclusion: We have found a wide variety of different types of non-monetary rewards and individual preferences for them. One found pattern is that different career orientations and aspects of personal lives impact employees’ preferences for non-monetary rewards. The understanding of what kind of non-monetary rewards a person needs is closely related to how aware they are of their career orientation and the motives they truly have. For example, while Expert specialists tended to prefer rewards to refine their skills and get recognition, broader generalists preferred more improved work environment rewards.}}, author = {{Saade, Theodora and Argyrouli, Eirini}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Exploring Reward Alternatives to Money - Non-monetary rewards and employee engagement in the online travel market}}, year = {{2022}}, }