7aaac878-a844-4b4e-9599-034248bd319b20210902024704054wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS2224-28991109-952610.37394/23207http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=40161420211420211810.37394/23207.2021.18https://wseas.org/cms.action?id=23245RafałŁabędzkiInstytut Kapitału Ludzkiego SGH Warsaw School of Economics Al. Niepodległości 162 02-554 Warsaw, POLANDPrzemysławGadomskiGreenlite Media and Greenlite Embedded Systems ul. Osmanska 11 02-823 Warsaw, POLANDPawełMultaniakFIGURES Kancelaria Rachunkowa ul. Towarowa 35 61-896 Poznań, POLANDThe article deals with the importance of ESOPs (employee stock option plan) for the motivation of key employees of companies producing and publishing computer games. The conducted literature review led to the identification of a motivation model that explains how ESOPs can affect the motivation of employees in this industry. 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