MOTIVATION AS TOOLS FOR EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF MTN NIGERIA)
ABSTRACT
This study examines the motivation as a tools for employee participation in an organization MTN Nigeria as the case study. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that effects employee motivation and examining the relationship between organizational effectiveness and employee motivation. A model was designed based on the literature, linking factors of employee motivation with employee motivation and organizational effectiveness. Three hypotheses were build based on the literature and the model and were tested in perspective of the previous studies and literature. The literature and various studies concluded that factors: empowerment and recognition have positive effect on employee motivation. More the empowerment and recognition of employees in an organization is increased, more will their motivation to work will enhance. Also there exists a positive relationship between employee motivation and organizational effectiveness. The more the employees are motive to tasks accomplishment higher will the organizational performance and success. The study focuses on the practice and observance of the two central factors, empowerment and employee recognition for enhancing employee motivation which leads to organizational effectiveness. The organizations should design their rules, policies and organizational structures that give space to the employee to work well and appreciate them on their tasks fulfillment and achievements. This will surely lead to organizational growth. Data were generated by means of questionnaires. Responses from the survey were statistically analyzed using chi-square. The results of the study indicate a statistically significant relationship between employee involvement in decision making and firms’ performance as well as reveal a significant difference between the performance of firms whose employee participate in decision making are deep and the performance of firms whose employee involvement in decision making are slow. The findings also reveal the involvement of participating firms in employee involvement in decision making. The implications of this study include the need for MTN to demonstrate high level of commitment to employee participating by employing motivational tools.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Choosing the right motivational tool and benefit system to improve employee productivity is tricky. If an employee chooses a reward that holds little meaning for her employees, productivity suffers. In addition, the employer losses the time and money spent on the ineffective rewards system. To select an effective recognition system to increase productive, an employer should set specific and measurable productivity goals, understand what motivates her employees and consider using a variety of rewards and benefits.
WORKER REWARD: Is however one of the most germane activities of management. It has been the preoccupation of all the management of multifarious organization ranzing from small-scale organization to multinational corporations. Every organization and business wants to be successful and have desire to get constant progress. The current era is highly competitive and organizations regardless of size, technology and market focus are facing employee retention challenges. To overcome these restraints a strong and positive relationship and bonding should be created and maintained between employees and their organizations. Human resource or employees of any organization are the most central part so they need to be influenced and persuaded towards tasks fulfillment. For achieving prosperity, organizations design different strategies to compete with the competitors and for increasing the performance of the organizations. A very few organizations believe that the human personnel and employees of any organization are its main assets which can lead them to success or if not focused well, to decline. Unless and until, the employees of any organization are satisfied with it, are motivated for the tasks fulfilment and goals achievements and encouraged, none of the organization can progress or achieve success. The focus of this study is to enlighten that how an organization through its employees can achieve success and effectiveness. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of employees’ motivation on organizational effectiveness. The study has two sub-objectives; firstly the factors that increase motivation of employees are to be determined. Secondly the relationship of employee motivation and organizational effectiveness is to be examined.
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MOTIVATION AS TOOLS FOR EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF MTN NIGERIA)