Employer branding och motivation inom kommuner: En kvalitativ studie om medarbetares uppfattningar av employer branding och dess påverkan på motivation
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Employer branding and motivation in municipalities : A qualitative study on employees’ perceptions of employer brand and its impact on motivation (English)
Abstract [sv]
Bakgrund: En ökad konkurrens på arbetsmarknaden och ett ökat behov av personal har gjort det viktigare för kommuner att fokusera på att skapa en unik organisationsidentitet på arbetsmarknaden. Detta koncept, känt som employer branding, kan bidra till en rad fördelar såsom ökad konkurrenskraft och ökad motivation bland medarbetarna, där framför allt det sistnämnda kan underlätta för organisationer gällande att rekrytera och behålla medarbetare. Med employer branding följer även utmaningar, vilket understryker vikten av att förstå hur det bör hanteras för att dra nytta av dess potentiella fördelar.
Syfte: Att undersöka medarbetares uppfattningar av kommuners employer branding och dess påverkan på motivation.
Metod: Studien har utgått från en kvalitativ forskningsansats där tio semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfördes på ekonomiavdelningarna inom fyra av Skaraborgs kommuner.
Resultat och slutsats: Studiens resultat visade att employer branding-strategierna inte diskuterades öppet inom kommunerna och uppfattades främst undermedvetet av medarbetarna. Inom kommunerna låg också ett fokus på att främja den inre motivationen genom faktorer som organisationskulturen. Det var även den inre motivationen som ansågs vara mest attraktiv hos medarbetarna och motiverade dem mest, så länge de hade en grundläggande nivå av yttre motivation där deras löner låg på en acceptabel nivå, då lönen betraktades som en hygienfaktor för medarbetarna.
Abstract [en]
Background: Increased competition in the labour market and a growing need for personnel have made it more important for municipalities to focus on creating a unique organisational identity in the labour market. This concept, known as employer branding, can contribute to a range of benefits such as increased competitiveness and enhanced motivation among employees, where especially the latter can facilitate organisations in recruiting and retaining employees. However, employer branding also comes with challenges, highlighting the importance of understanding how to manage it to capitalize on its potential advantages.
Purpose: To examine employees’ perceptions of municipalities’ employer branding and its impact on motivation.
Method: The study has used a qualitative research approach, where ten semi-structured interviews were conducted within the finance departments of four municipalities in Skaraborg.
Findings and conclusion: The study’s findings revealed that employer branding strategies were not openly discussed within the municipalities and were primarily perceived subconsciously by the employees. There was also a focus within the municipalities on promoting intrinsic motivation through factors such as organisational culture. Intrinsic motivation was also considered most attractive to the employees and motivated them the most, as long as they had a basic level of extrinsic motivation where their salaries were at an acceptable level, as salary was viewed as a hygiene factor for the employees.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 74
Keywords [en]
Municipalities, employer branding, employee value proposition, employer attractiveness, motivation, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, motivators, hygiene factors, needs
Keywords [sv]
Kommuner, employer branding, employee value proposition, employer attractiveness, motivation, inre motivation, yttre motivation, motivationsfaktorer, hygienfaktorer, behov
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-24106OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-24106DiVA, id: diva2:1880046
Subject / course
Business Administration; Business Administration
Educational program
Business Administration and Economics - Study Programme; Business Administration Study Programme - Leadership and Organizational Development
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-06-302024-06-302024-06-30Bibliographically approved