Suitability of the Various Types of Motivation for Virtual Teams

Major Research Project

on

Suitability of the various types of motivation for virtual teams

Submitted to:-

Prof. Sanjay Diddee

Project Guide

Assistant Professor

Submitted by:-

Vinod Kumar Jain

PGDM-II

Roll No. 22

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Aravali Institute of Management

Marwar Bhawan

Polo 2, Poata

Jodhpur-342006

Acknowledgment

The topic on which I have done research work under Major research project for the completion of second year of PGDM at Aravali Institute of Management, Jodhpur is "Suitability of the various types of motivation for virtual teams" so this research cover the most uncovered and neglected aspect of business that is motivation.

For the fulfilment and completion of the project work, I feel my sincere urge to recall and acknowledge with deep gratitude for the valuable guidance given to me by my project guide Prof. Sanjay Diddee throughout the program of this project. I am thankful to his constructive and out of box suggestion at various stages without which work would not have been possible.

I am also thankful to our Director Prof. Varun Arya for providing us an opportunity to perform the best of my capabilities and to apply my knowledge into this research project.

I would also like to give special thanks to Prof. R.K. Gupta who has given me a good guidance and direction for completion of the project

Last but not the least I would like to thanks to all my friends who have given me good suggestions on various time. At the end I thank everyone who has directly or indirectly associated in the completion of this project.

Vinod Kumar Jain

Table of Content

CHAPTER I – Introduction to Virtual teams and motivation

A. Introduction to following:-

a. Motivation

b. Team Motivation

c. Motivation specific concern with virtual teams

B. Statement of the problem

a. Purpose and Objectives

CHAPTER II – Background

A. Literature review

a. Importance of motivation in virtual teams

b. Successful motivation techniques for virtual teams

c. Team motivation theories

CHAPTER III – Methodology

A. Purpose and research questions

B. Research tools applied

C. Research methods used

D. Procedure and time frame

E. Analysis plan

F. Assumptions

G. Scope and limitations

CHAPTER IV – Results

A. Individual factors identified as a team motivator

B. Why workers don't show up for work?

C. Reward as a team motivator

D. Some other Ways to achieve virtual team motivation

E. Factors that influence team motivation

a. Individual factors

b. Team factors

c. General factors

F. Motivation methods for virtual teams and relation with various motivation theories

G. Suitably