Abstract
The research interest lies primarily in the broad area of motivation at workplace which basically concerns with optimizing the use of human capital for organizational success. Specifically, the main aim of this study was to investigate the impact of variables derived from the expectancy theory of motivation and Hofstede's cultural dimension theory to explain motivation levels of employees in workplaces. A quantitative research method has been adopted which utilizes data collected from primary sources. The nature of the study is non-experimental and survey design is applied. 74.3% of the participants responded to the survey questionnaire. Thus, data collected from 205 employees across Australia working in different sectors was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that our conceptual model consisting of seven components (expectancy, extrinsic instrumentality, intrinsic instrumentality, extrinsic valence, intrinsic valence, horizontal collectivism, and vertical collectivism) wassignificant and might explain the process of motivation in employees. The study also indicated that expectancy, intrinsic instrumentality, and horizontal collectivism improved motivation at workplaces. These data suggest that managers need to focus on improving expectancy and intrinsic instrumentality aspect at workplace along with considering the cultural aspect (horizontal collectivism) to better motivate employees.