Rewards and Employee Performance. A Case Study of Cairo Bank

ABSTRACT 

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between rewards and employee’s performance .The objectives were to establish the relationship between rewards and employee commitment and rewards and time management. The researcher used descriptive survey designs and purposive research designs. Both qualitative and quantitative designs were used. The researcher used random sampling technique and handled a sample of 57 employees out of 200 populations. The researcher used both interviews and questionnaire instrument to collect data. The findings indicated that there was a positive relationship between rewards and employee performance. There was also a positive relationship between rewards and employee commitment. There was also a positive relationship between time management and rewards. The researcher recommended Cairo bank should reward its employees equitably without discrimination. The researcher also recommended Cairo bank to adopt policies that can help in increasing employee commitment and time management. According to Mugenda & Abel Mugenda (2003) descriptive research is a process of collecting data to test a hypothesis. It is used to determine and report the way things are. It is a research which attempts to describe things like possible behaviour, attitudes, values and character.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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DECLARATION B

APPROVAL SHEET iii

APPROVAL iv

DEDICATION v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vi

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENT viii

1.OCHAPTERONE 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Background to the study 1

1.3 Problem statement 2

1.4 Purpose of the study 2

1.5 Research Objectives 2

The study shall be guided by the following objectives 2

1.6 Research questions 2

1.7 Significance of the study 2

1.8 Scope of the study 3

1.8.1 Geographical scope 3

1.8.2 Content scope 3

Conceptual Framework 4

2.OCHAPTERTWO

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 Introduction 5

Theoretical Review s

2.2 Literature review 5

2.3 Rewards and employee performance~6

2.3.1 Relationships between Rewards & Employee Performance 10

2,3,2 Concept of Employee Performance Management .

2.3.3 Impact of Rewards on employee performance leads to job satisfaction 12

METHODOLOGY 16

Introduction 16

Research design 16

Area of study 16

Study population 16

Sampling Procedure and Sampling Size 16

Research procedure 17

Data collection instruments 18

Questionnaire 18

Interviews and observation methods 18

Data analysis and presentation 19

Limitations of the Study 19

Ethical Consideration 19

CHAPTER FOUR 20

PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS 20

Introduction 20

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 28

Introduction 28

DISCUSSION 28

CONCLUSIONS 29

RECOMMENDATIONS 29

Areas for further studies 30

APPENDIX I: Questionnaire 30

APPENDIX II: Reference 35