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Staff motivation in small food manufacturing enterprises

Richard Bent (Department of Business and Consumer Studies, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Claire E.A. Seaman (Department of Business and Consumer Studies, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Arthur Ingram (Department of Business and Consumer Studies, Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)

British Food Journal

ISSN: 0007-070X

Article publication date: 1 October 1999

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Abstract

Examines the factors which affect staff motivation and satisfaction in small food businesses. Explores previous theories of motivation. Thirty‐eight small food processing and manufacturing companies in Scotland formed the sample. Interviews and open‐ended semi‐structured questionnaires were employed in the research. Results emphasise the importance of the management style of the owner/manager particularly when it comes to factors such as “lack of appreciation”, “poor communication” and “training”.

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Bent, R., Seaman, C.E.A. and Ingram, A. (1999), "Staff motivation in small food manufacturing enterprises", British Food Journal, Vol. 101 No. 9, pp. 654-667. https://doi.org/10.1108/00070709910288847

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