An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency

Motivation is crucial for organizations to function; without motivation employees will not put up their best and the organisations performance would be less efficient. The situation is even more serious in developing countries where working conditions are unattractive. It is in view of this that thi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Midlands State University 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4061
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1779905655946084352
author Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth
author_facet Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth
author_sort Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth
collection DSpace
description Motivation is crucial for organizations to function; without motivation employees will not put up their best and the organisations performance would be less efficient. The situation is even more serious in developing countries where working conditions are unattractive. It is in view of this that this study was conducted to assess the role of motivation on employee performance in parastatals: a case study of the rural electrification agency. The case-study approach was adopted for the study with both qualitative and quantitative techniques such as stratified sampling and accidental sampling techniques were employed. Key informant interviews and questionnaires were the methods of data collection for the study and SPSS software was used to analyse data collected from the field. The study found that, motivation packages for the staff of REA were inadequate. Monetary rewards and a conducive working environment were the preferred form of motivation for workers. The effects of poor motivation on work performance at REA were absenteeism, low output and high labour turnover. The study therefore, recommends that management should implement motivational policies
format Thesis
id ir-11408-4061
institution My University
language English
publishDate 2020
publisher Midlands State University
record_format dspace
spelling ir-11408-40612022-06-27T13:49:05Z An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth motivational policies employee performance Motivation is crucial for organizations to function; without motivation employees will not put up their best and the organisations performance would be less efficient. The situation is even more serious in developing countries where working conditions are unattractive. It is in view of this that this study was conducted to assess the role of motivation on employee performance in parastatals: a case study of the rural electrification agency. The case-study approach was adopted for the study with both qualitative and quantitative techniques such as stratified sampling and accidental sampling techniques were employed. Key informant interviews and questionnaires were the methods of data collection for the study and SPSS software was used to analyse data collected from the field. The study found that, motivation packages for the staff of REA were inadequate. Monetary rewards and a conducive working environment were the preferred form of motivation for workers. The effects of poor motivation on work performance at REA were absenteeism, low output and high labour turnover. The study therefore, recommends that management should implement motivational policies 2020-12-17T13:51:51Z 2020-12-17T13:51:51Z 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4061 en open Midlands State University
spellingShingle motivational policies
employee performance
Marimira, Nyasha Elizabeth
An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title_full An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title_fullStr An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title_full_unstemmed An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title_short An evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the Rural Electrification Agency
title_sort evaluation of motivational policies in enhancing employee performance in parastatals : a case of the rural electrification agency
topic motivational policies
employee performance
url http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4061
work_keys_str_mv AT marimiranyashaelizabeth anevaluationofmotivationalpoliciesinenhancingemployeeperformanceinparastatalsacaseoftheruralelectrificationagency
AT marimiranyashaelizabeth evaluationofmotivationalpoliciesinenhancingemployeeperformanceinparastatalsacaseoftheruralelectrificationagency