ii

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

ERODE - 638052
Department of Management Studies
PROJECT WORK
PHASE 11
MAY 2010

This is to certify that the project entitled

A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN BHARATH

HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI.
is the bonafide record of project work done by
N.SENTHILNATHAN
Register No: 088001306052
of Master of Business Administration during the year 2009-2010

----------------

----------------------------

Project Guide

Head of the Department

Submitted for the project viva-voce examination held on----------------------------------Internal Examiner

--------------------External Examiner

iii

DECLARATION

I affirm that the project work titled A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE

MOTIVATION

IN

BHARATH

HEAVY ELECTRICALS

LIMITED,

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI being submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of

Master Of Business Administration is the original work carried out by me. It has
not formed the part of any other project work submitted for award of any degree
or diploma, either in this or any other University.

(Signature of the Candidate)

N.SENTHILNATHAN
Reg No: 088001306052

I certify that the declaration made above by the candidate is true

(Signature of the Guide)

Mrs.S.SUDHA, MBA.

iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I extend my deep sense of support in carrying out gratitude and

sincere thanks to our chairman Thiru. V.SHANMUGHAM B.Com, of Nandha
Engineering College, Erode, for giving me the opportunity to be a student of this
reputed institution.
I would like to express my sincere thanks to, our respected Principal
Dr.V.R.SAMPATH, for his official support to do my work.
I wish to extend my sincere thanks to, Mr. N. DEVARAJ, BE,MBA.,
Head of the Department of Management studies for his support in my project work.
I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to Mrs. S.SUDHA, MBA.,
Lecturer, Department of Management Studies, for her valuable suggestions and
guidance for doing this project work.
I express my sincere thanks to Mr. C.AROCKIASAMY, Deputy Manager
of THE BHARATH HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED (BHEL) for their sincere
support. I also express gratitude to all my faculty members, my friends and my
parents who have helped me to carry out this work, last but not the least I thank
the almighty God for the blessing showered on me during this period.

N.SENTHILNATHAN

ABSTRACT

The objective of this project is to study the employee motivation in BHEL and to
find out the impact of these motivational in improving their performance. The data has
been collected with the help of structured questionnaire issued to 100 employees as a
sample of the universe 1648. The data collected has been interpreted using percentage
analysis and tested using one way ANOVA as statistical tool. In concise from the
interpretation and made it was found that the employees are demotivated to certain
extend and, its the time for suggestions were given to overcome these factors and to
improve the work performance of the employees.

vi

CONTENTS
CHAPTER

DESCRIPTION

NO.

PAGE NO.

ABSTRACT
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
1

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY

1.1 About the Study

1.2 About the Industry

1.3 About the Company

MAIN THEME OF THE PROJECT

2.1 Objectives of the study

12

2.2 Scope and Limitations of the study

13

2.3 Research Methodology

15

2.4 Review of Literature

17

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

18

FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS

4.1 Findings

75

4.2 Suggestions

77

4.3 Conclusion

78

REFERENCES

79

APPENDIX

80

vii

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE

TABLE TITLE

NO.

PAGE
NO.

3.1

Table Showing Age of the employees

19

3.2

Table Showing Sex of the employees

20

3.3

Table Showing Qualification of the employees

21

3.4

Table Showing Experience In Year

22

3.5

Table Showing Income Level In Rupees

23

3.6

Table Showing Salary Structure

24

3.7

Table Showing Bonus Provided For The Employees

26

3.8

Table Showing Adequate Holidays With Pay

28

3.9
3.10
3.11

Table Showing Happy With Provident Fund And Gratuity

Scheme
Table Showing Pension Scheme Provision For Financial
Security
Table Showing Sufficient Educational Conveyance And
Other Allowances

30
32
34

3.12

Table Showing Compensation Paid In Time For Accidents

36

3.13

Table Showing Satisfaction Of Free Medical Facilities

38

3.14

Table Showing Adequate Loan Facilities

40

3.15

Table Showing Annual Increments As A Motivates For

Better Performance.

42

3.16

Table Showing Present Job Is Fully Secured

44

3.17

Table Showing Present Job Is Prestigious One

46

3.18

Table Showing Present Job Is Stimulating And Challenging

48

viii

3.19
3.20
3.21
3.22

Table Showing Opportunities Are Provided To Develop

Creativity
Table showing healthy competition among coworkers for
better performance.
Table Showing Job Relation As A Motivators
Table Showing Safety And Healthy Working Condition Are
Provided

50
52
54
56

3.23

Table showing promotion policy as a motivators

58

3.24

Table Showing Convenience In The Present Working Hours

60

3.25

Table Showing Complexity In Present Job

62

3.26

Table Showing Good Interpersonal Relationship

64

3.27

Table Showing Recognition For Better Performance

66

3.28
3.29
3.30
3.31

Table Showing Greater Responsibilities Handed Over By

Employees
Table Showing Present Motivating Factors Improve
Productivity
Table Showing Cross Table For Age Vs Financial Motivating
Factors
Table showing ONE WAY ANOVA TABLE

68
70
72
74

LIST OF CHARTS
FIGURE
NO.
3.1

CHART TITLE
Chart Showing Age of the employees

PAGE
NO.
19

ix

3.2

Chart Showing Sex of the employees

20

3.3

Chart Showing Qualification of the employees

21

3.4

Chart Showing Experience In Year

22

3.5

Chart Showing Income Level In Rupees

23

3.6

Chart Showing Salary Structure

25

3.7

Chart Showing Bonus Provided For The Employees

27

3.8

Chart Showing Adequate Holidays With Pay

29

3.9

Chart Showing Happy With Provident Fund And Gratuity Scheme

31

3.10

Chart Showing Pension Scheme Provision For Financial Security

33

3.11

Chart Showing Sufficient Educational Conveyance And Other

Allowances

35

3.12

Chart Showing Compensation Paid In Time For Accidents

37

3.13

Chart Showing Satisfaction Of Free Medical Facilities

39

3.14

Chart Showing Adequate Loan Facilities

41

3.15

Chart Showing Annual Increments As A Motivates For Better

Performance.

43

3.16

Chart Showing Present Job Is Fully Secured

45

3.17

Chart Showing Present Job Is Prestigious One

47

3.18

Chart Showing Present Job Is Stimulating And Challenging

49

3.19

Chart Showing Opportunities Are Provided To Develop Creativity

51

3.20
3.21
3.22

Chart showing healthy competition among coworkers for better

performance.
Chart Showing Job Relation As A Motivators
Chart Showing Safety And Healthy Working Condition Are
Provided

53
55
7

3.23

Chart showing promotion policy as a motivators

59

3.24

Chart Showing Convenience In The Present Working Hours

61

3.25

Chart Showing Complexity In Present Job

63

3.26

Chart Showing Good Interpersonal Relationship

65

3.27

Chart Showing Recognition For Better Performance

67

3.28
3.29

Chart Showing Greater Responsibilities Handed Over By

Employees
Chart Showing Present Motivating Factors Improve Productivity

69
71