Motivation in the Modern ICT Industry Motivation is the psychological background of an individual which will constitute his ego, determining whether the individual will be productive or engaged in the workplace. In the case of the ICT sector, we study what constitutes the general employee of the sector and what characteristics can be exploited. In this short report we will discuss some models that have been studied and how they work within a software-based business. A software engineer can be characterized by various traits, which differ from the average employee, although they are still quite based on the basic fundamental characteristics. In a literature review by Sarah Beecham, Nathan Baddoo, Tracy Hall, Hugh Robinson and Helen Sharp (2007), reference was made to previous studies to develop a list of characteristics, closely related to software engineers and similar careers. Of these traits, some are surprising, for example two of the most commonly cited characteristics are contradictory; introverted and needs to be sociable. This is really true, and shows that we cannot depend on usual characteristics, but define ourselves based on each individual. Other frequently cited characteristics as defined in the same literature review also include the need for independence and the desire to learn new skills and challenges. What could be built in addition to the features discussed in this review are hygiene factors which will be discussed later when dealing with the Two Factor Theorem proposed by Frederick Hertzberg. Studies show that these characteristics are influenced primarily by the personal traits that make up an individual. Other controllers that usually play a role in this matter are career paths and skills... middle of paper......or include salary, fringe benefits and job security and, most importantly, working conditions, all elements that strongly depend on the way the company is organised, but give more dissatisfaction when they are not present, than satisfaction to the employee in general. Motivators can be considered the characteristics described above, which differ greatly from one employee to another. Hygiene factors, on the other hand, are not individually oriented and can generally be considered in a similar way. Bibliography Beecham, S., Baddoo, N., Hall, T., Robinson, H., & Sharp, H. (2008 ). Motivation in software engineering: A systematic literature review. Information and Software Technology, 50(9), pp.860--878.Sharp, H., Baddoo, N., Beecham, S., Hall, T., & Robinson, H. (2009). Motivation models in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, 51(1), pp.219--233.