Employee motivation is one of the important factors that can help the employer to improve employee and organizational performance. Different theories of motivation are discussed. The paper concludes that  employee retention can be practiced better by motivating the employees in the following aspects: Open communication, Employee reward program, Career development program, Performance based bonus, Recreation facilities, Gifts at some occasions.

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Project paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the 

requirement for the degree of Master of Business 

Administration, Open University Malaysia