Evaluation of the Level of Use of Motivational Factors in SMEs According to Selected Criteria

Abstract

The research presented in this contribution is an analysis of the level of use of motivational factors in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in terms of three criteria, as selected by the authors. The primary goal was to draw conclusions on the basis of the formulated hypotheses concerning the degree of use of motivational factors by SMEs. The literature review outlines the issue of work motivation and motivational factors. The practical part of the contribution presents the course of the specific calculations and the evaluation of the hypotheses. The primary data were obtained using the SAAPM questionnaire, which was created as part of a project by the Slovak Academic Association for Personnel Management (SAAPM). The data are evaluated using the one-sample t-test statistical method. The research sample consists of a total of 610 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Czech Republic.