The Assessment of Motivational Factors in An Organisation

ABSTRACT

This study examines the phenomenon of motivation in the organisation; it is the contention of the study that motivation plays an important and vital role in the realization of the organisational objectives. In this study, the data are collected through questionnaire and interviews, the simple random method is used to select respondent for the study In the study, positive association exist between worker’s satisfaction with their job; satisfaction with his organisation’s approval policy, perception of the value the family attaches to worker’s job, and perception of the reward a worker gets in the organisation in relation to what his colleagues of similar status receive and motivation to performance. It is in view of this that some recommendations like management ensuring that workers are p/aced in areas where they are best suited, fairness in appraisal policy, equitability in the administration and tailoring the incentives to the need of the employers are made.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                    i

Certification                                                                                                ii

Dedication                                                                                                  iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                       iv

Table of Content                                                                                          v

Abstract                                                                                                      vii

CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background of the Study                                                                    1

1.2     Statement of Problem                                                                         3

1.3     Purpose of the Study                                                                          3

1.4     Significance of the Study                                                                    4

1.5     Scope of the Study                                                                             4

1.6     Hypothesis                                                                                        5

1.7     Operational Definition of Terms                                                         5

CHAPTER TWO - LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1     The Concept of Motivation                                                                 7

2.2     Theories of Motivation                                                                       10

2.2.l   Hierarchy of Motivation                                                                    10

2.2.2  Theory Y and X                                                                                 14

2.2.3  Tow Factors Theory                                                                           15

2.2.4  Expectancy Theory                                                                            17

2.2.5 Path Goal theory                                                                                18

2.3     Technique of Motivation in Organization                                           19

2.3.1  Basic Needs                                                                                       20

2.3.2  The Higher Needs                                                                              21

2.3.3 Problems of Motivation                                                                     23

CHAPTER THREE - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0     Introduction                                                                                       25

3.1     Research Design                                                                                25

3.2     Sources of Data Collection                                                                 25

3.3     Sampling and Sampling  Techniques                                                 27

3.4     Validity of Research Instrument                                                 27

3.5     Method of Data Collection                                                                 28

CHAPTER FOUR - PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1     Analysis of Respondent                                                                     29

4.2     Test of Hypothesis                                                                             32

4.3     Discussion of Finding                                                                         37

CHAPTER FIVE - SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1     Summary                                                                                           38

5.2     Conclusion                                                                                        38

5.3     Recommendations                                                                             39

Reference                                                                                          40

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