Os quatro elementos que motivam os profissionais ao comprometimento e envolvimento com as organizações

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to provide the reader with a concise view of how the four motivating factors concerning human motivation, suggested by Thomas, are evidenced and manifested in the business context. Sense of meaningfulness, sense of choice, sense of competence and sense of progress. Description of the four elements were developed and presented, verification of their occurrence, and their manifestation forms in business reality. By understanding the concepts and using the proposed methodologies, it was possible to generate information and analysis, evidencing the presence of the four elements suggested by Thomas, in the organization. The kinds of manifestation were observed in varying levels, which suggests the need for development and improvement of those concepts within the organization. Some decisions are necessary and almost inevitable, both for organizations and for professionals. It is essential to recognize changes in the labor market, abandoning old paradigms for accommodation and generating self-management development, knowledge sharing, search for new alternatives and performance, working the responsibility and confidence. In this scenario of connectivity arising from the advancement of information and communication technologies, there comes a new corporate culture, in which main raw materials are knowledge, people and their relationships.