Estudo sobre a motivação na profissão do engenheiro civil

Abstract

Any professional to develop a good job, needs to feel motivated for such activity. The civil engineer is increasingly burdened with work and also with emotional burdens and it is important to take into account factors that motivate and discourage the individual, to know the origin of the problem and to try to solve it in the best possible way. The main objective of this work was to study the motivation in the performance of civil engineer function. The theoretical framework was based on the concepts of theories and types of motivation, the motivational factors and the training and functions of the civil engineer. As an instrument of field research, a questionnaire of 45 questions was elaborated looking for information about the degree of motivation and motivational factors, which was answered by 30 professionals. The results showed that even with some factors that discourage their activities, civil engineers are generally motivated, satisfied and apt to perform their duties. Nevertheless, ways of improving motivation have been proposed, which can help to increase the productivity and quality of these professionals.