Motivation
MOTIVATION IN DEFENCE ORGANIZATION
This paper presents the findings with regards to the motivation levels of Officers in the Defence Sector under several parameters. The Indian Army serves as the ultimate instrument for maintaining the unity and the integrity of the nation in the face of external threats and internal unrest and disturbances. Teamwork breeds comradeship which, in turn, leads to pride in belonging to a team and fosters esprit de corps. Motivation thrives on a continuing sense of purpose and it is the job of the commander to instil this purpose. Skill in the techniques of leadership is the foremost quality in the art of command and contributes very largely to success at all levels of war. The basic structure and motivational ethos of the armed forces in general and the Indian Army in particular, has remained rooted in the colonial context. The entire basis of military motivation has been focused around the Izzat/ honour and martial traditions of the sub-nationality based Regiment. The pride in the “quam” (subnationality) has been the primary basis of the military motivational ideology. The history and achievements of the “quam” have used to inspire the soldiery. The Indian National Army (INA) of Subhash Chandra Bose provided a readymade model for the Indian context. It had tried to apply the German and Japanese techniques of military motivation to the Indian context with considerable success. The relation between employee motivation level (dependent variable) with the extent of leadership behaviour, organizational culture, team spirit, personal effectiveness and effect of financial motivators (independent variables), as reflected through analysis of data by using Crosstab and Chi-square method is presented as follows:
6.1 Extent of Leadership Behaviour * Level of Employee Motivation
Table 6.1: Crosstab of Extent of Leadership Behaviour * Level of Motivation in
Defence
Crosstab
Level of Employee Motivation
Low Medium High
This paper presents the findings with regards to the motivation levels of Officers in the Defence Sector under several parameters. The Indian Army serves as the ultimate instrument for maintaining the unity and the integrity of the nation in the face of external threats and internal unrest and disturbances. Teamwork breeds comradeship which, in turn, leads to pride in belonging to a team and fosters esprit de corps. Motivation thrives on a continuing sense of purpose and it is the job of the commander to instil this purpose. Skill in the techniques of leadership is the foremost quality in the art of command and contributes very largely to success at all levels of war. The basic structure and motivational ethos of the armed forces in general and the Indian Army in particular, has remained rooted in the colonial context. The entire basis of military motivation has been focused around the Izzat/ honour and martial traditions of the sub-nationality based Regiment. The pride in the “quam” (subnationality) has been the primary basis of the military motivational ideology. The history and achievements of the “quam” have used to inspire the soldiery. The Indian National Army (INA) of Subhash Chandra Bose provided a readymade model for the Indian context. It had tried to apply the German and Japanese techniques of military motivation to the Indian context with considerable success. The relation between employee motivation level (dependent variable) with the extent of leadership behaviour, organizational culture, team spirit, personal effectiveness and effect of financial motivators (independent variables), as reflected through analysis of data by using Crosstab and Chi-square method is presented as follows:
6.1 Extent of Leadership Behaviour * Level of Employee Motivation
Table 6.1: Crosstab of Extent of Leadership Behaviour * Level of Motivation in
Defence
Crosstab
Level of Employee Motivation
Low Medium High