Title: Motivation and organisational culture from the perspective of SME employees - a case study at the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Tibor Zsigmond; Ladislav Mura; Renáta Machová; Ferenc Bakó; Marcell Kupi

Addresses: Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Informatics, J. Selye University, Bratislavská Cesta 3322, 945 01 Komárno, Slovakia ' Department of Tourism, Faculty of Commerce, University of Economics in Bratislava, Dolnozemská Cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia ' Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Informatics, J. Selye University, Bratislavská Cesta 3322, 945 01 Komárno, Slovakia ' Department of General and Applied Economics, Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics, Széchényi István University in Győr, Egyetem tér 1, 9026 Győr, Hungary ' Department of Tourism Kautz Gyula Faculty of Business and Economics, Széchényi István University in Győr, Egyetem tér 1, 9026 Győr, Hungary

Abstract: The aim of the research is to investigate the relationship between motivation and organisational culture from the viewpont of employees working at SMEs in Slovakia. The study examines all of this during the COVID-19 period, which took a heavy toll on individuals' social and organisational relationships as well. To investigate this, first the overlaps between the two areas were indentified. When exploring the theoretical part, the authors faced with the problem that the influence of motivation and organisational culture was usually examined together, and not on each other. A questionnaire survey was conducted, to which 581 valuable responses were received. Based on the results, it was proven that the wider the range of motivation tools used, the more positive the employees evaluate the organisational culture. All of this is worth considering for companies that would like to build a suitable organisational culture in their company.

Keywords: motivation; organisational culture; employees; SMEs; COVID-19.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSEM.2024.136058

International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 2024 Vol.15 No.1, pp.34 - 50

Received: 11 Nov 2022
Accepted: 26 Dec 2022
Published online: 15 Jan 2024 *

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