Analysis of team leaders motivation at the Ukrainian mining enterprises

Abstract

It has been investigated team leaders’ motives and proved that there are three groups of such motives. These are material, social and status motives. It has been analyzed satisfaction of working conditions of team leaders at the Ukrainian mining enterprises and concluded that team leaders are most satisfied with status and social motivesare most satisfied with status and social motives (social facilities and infrastructure, public rewards, possibilities of vertical and horizontal career, flexible working hours, “creative” holidays and vacations, etc.) but they are badly satisfied with material rewards (basic wages and salaries, additional wages and salaries (bonuses, allowances, compensation packages), other perks). It also has made some recommendations how improve staff satisfaction of top and middle managers at Ukrainian mining enterprises.