【正文】 rial and financial resources constant. The pany applies many ways to motivate staff, so it was possible to analyze the impact of each one. Following this analysis an indicative hierarchy of motivational methods was created. The results of this study can be used and adapted in any panies that want to improve the quality of their human resources.Keywords: human resources, motivational methods, personnel, motivation, motivation structure INTRODUCTIONMotivation is defined as the action of orienting ones behavior to a specific goal. There are a lot of theories that try to explain, how and why motivation function as is does. The simplest explication of how motivation functions is “the need to minimize physical pain and maximize pleasure”, there are a lot of needs that may act as a motivator (. eating, resting, or a desired object, hobby, goal, state of being, ideal). Other theories attribute motivation to less apparent reasons such as altruism, selfishness, morality, or avoiding mortality. (Seligman M, 1995) INCENTIVE THEORYThis theory is one of the oldest, and it states that presenting a reward (tangible or intangible) after the occurrence of a certain action will cause the behavior to occur again. The theory is based on the fact that the subjects mind will associate a positive meaning to the behavior. (Maslow A., 1970).The time passed since the occurrence of the action and the moment when the subject is presented with the reward is also very important, it has been shown that for shot periods the impact is greater than for longer ones. If this cycle of action–reward is repeated it is possible to convert that action into a habit. (Goldthorpe, . and others, 1968)This theory depicts motivation as a very simple process, but in reality there are a lot of factors that influence it. There are a lot of motivational techniques and it is hard to decide which one is the optimum for a given situation. (Kerr S., 1995) EMPLOYEE MOTIVATIONOne of the most important uses of motivation is in a pany. Organizations employ workers to perform certain tasks。 for an individual found under their constraint money is a perfect motivator. But after these need are satisfied the individual will advance on Maslow`s hierarchy and his needs will change, this implies the fact that the motivator will change as well ( Goldthorpe, . and others 1968). At higher levels of Maslow`s pyramid, are placed needs that are satisfied with praise, respect, recognition and empowerment, money having a small impact. ( Steinmetz, L., 1983).EXPERIMENTSGiven the extremely important functions played by motivation and its plexity, over time there have been a lot of researches and experiments. One of these experiments was made by Sam Gluxberg. Gruxberg determined from this experiment that extrinsic motivations (such as material rewards), put pressure on individuals, having negative effects on creativity. For tasks whose solution is obvious extrinsic motivations are working as they should increasing performance, but for tasks whose solution is more plex, extrinsic motivation backfires, having negative effects on performance.Given Gluxberg conclusions in 2005 a team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by D. Arily conducted a similar experiment. The MIT researchers conclusions were similar. Some researchers suggested moving the experiment to another country, where the standard of living would be lower, this suggestion being made on the basis that the . standard of living is quite high and extrinsic motivations (such as material rewards) have lost some of their effect. As a result a set of research was conducted in India, a country with a low living standard and a sum of money which is irrelevant to an American, is significant for an Indian. In India the results of the experiment were identical to those in the .. Therefore it is not a question of living standards. The conclusion of the two experiments is that if the task is plex the motivation uses must be intrinsic (within the employee) and if the task is simple the motivation uses must be extrinsic. But this conclusion is lacking applicability. It is hard to believe that an employee operating only on intrinsic motivation will perform tasks in the interest o a pany for a period of time. In order to prove this point of view we take a look at Malov`s theory.According to Maslow39。s pyramid are met, their sensitivity will change to intrinsic motivation (this sensitivity will vary in direct proportion to the level attained in the hierarchical pyramid). But after this shift, the sensitivity for intrinsic motivation will vary depending on the plexity of tasks individuals have to perform. A graphical representation is depicted in graph 1 and graph 2.Also, an employee can carry out activities with a medium or high level of creativity only when his needs are located at least at the third level (or higher) on Maslow39。s conclusion is a bit naive and inappropriate application (for cognitive and creative activities to relate to intrinsic motivation, extrinsic ones having a negative effect), but bined with Maslow39。s theory, the results are validated. The pany applies the two forms of motivation (approximately equal) and obtains a relatively good motivation (approximately 75% of employees).As a possibility of improving employee motivation in this pany, it is remended to easily apply the two forms of motivation distinct among the two divisions (graph 5). It39。 it must be found by repeated tests.CONCLUSIONSThe results of a series of experiments conducted under controlled conditions are not always appropriate to be applied in practice, these experiments provide very important contributions, but they should be correlated with both existing theory and the issues identified in the panies. Gluxberg39。s pyramid), but also the specific work performed by them (involving cognitive and creative activities or not). Following these findings, managers are able