EFFECTS OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ON EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AT THE VINALINES LOGISTIC COMPANY

Abstract

Human resources are considered as the important asset of an organization,
where employees need to be competent in their areas of expertise and be inspired to have a
good performance in the workplace. This article aims to show the extent to which extrinsic
and intrinsic factors effect on the employee’s motivation to work. With the collected data
from 218 employees of Vinalines Logistic Company in Vietnam by a structured questionnaire
with five points Likert scale, the study applied quantitative methods, using the Exploratory
Factor Analysis (EFA) and regression model to determine the factors that influence on the
force behind of the workers. Research results showed that 3 intrinsic factors (promotion
opportunities; nature of work and personal responsibility) had a greater influence on
employees’ work motivation than 2 extrinsic factors (incomes; working conditions), among
which promotion opportunities are the most influential one.