THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION

Abstract

In today's business world, committed employees become a pillar of a successful organization, and this commitment usually comes from employee motivation and job satisfaction. It usually creates energy to drive employees towards organizational objectives and goals. Without an employee’s commitment, it would be impossible to achieve an organization’s performance. Thus, this paper has been written to purposely explore the link between two important variables, which are employee motivation and job satisfaction. In accomplishing the objective of this review paper, a comprehensive review has been carried out on the empirical study papers or articles cited in online databases such as the UiTM database system, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar. The articles that have been chosen and reviewed ranged between 2016 and 2022. Although various studies have been conducted on the relationship between employee motivation and job satisfaction, the extent to which the two are linked has continued to be a source of intense debate among scholars. Hence, this paper aims at presenting reviews of the existing and past literature on employee motivation and job satisfaction. The review will give a holistic understanding of the employee motivation and job satisfaction concept for future researchers and aid them in recognizing the research gap.