The purpose of the article is to develop a typology of techniques for motivation
of personnel at mechanical engineering enterprises providing for
systematization of their forms on the basis of a number of the existing features
and identified new ones, which are justified by the requirements of
today. There has been proved the fragmentary character of developments
in this area making it impossible to form basic prerequisites for studying
the concept. It has been found that certain features of the typology of
methods for motivating employees may also be signs of a typology of techniques
for motivation of personnel at enterprises of mechanical engineering
industry. Among the current signs of a typology of techniques for motivation
of personnel at mechanical engineering enterprises it is proposed to
use the following ones: the nature of the impact; results obtained, object
of the impact; direction; nature of the objectives; scope of the anticipated
changes in the existing motivation system; nature of the needs, at which the
techniques are directed. In addition, expediency of introducing new features
of the typology, namely: the novelty level (classic and innovative motivation
techniques), level of individualization (individual and standard); level
of formalization (formalized at the high, medium and low level), source of
the need for formation and implementation (the techniques, which necessity
is specified by the enterprise, and the techniques, which necessity is
specified by the business environment), origin («field» and «office» ones).
These results allow forming a holistic view of the diversity of techniques for
motivation of personnel at mechanical engineering enterprises as well as
reasonable choosing among them their individual types at improving the motivation system. Prospects for further research in this direction should be
allocation and systematization of the factors influencing the choice of one or
another technique for motivation of personnel at enterprises of mechanical
engineering industry