Exploring influence between employee motivation and service quality in the South African Police Service
Jacob Mofokeng and
Mmabatho Aphane
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Jacob Mofokeng: Tshwane University of Technology
Mmabatho Aphane: University of South Africa
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), 2022, vol. 11, issue 2, 487-497
Abstract:
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Training College, Paarl is facing challenges to reward, motivate and ensure service delivery at the Academy. In any organisation, employees are working to provide service to both internal and external clients for this it is important to take care of employees because they are interacting with these clients. Thus, a cardinal question is how can organisations retain and motivate employees in order to offer a quality service to their clients? The aim of this study was to determine the influence between rewards, motivation and service quality at the SAPS Training College, Paarl. Semi-structured interviews with 10 managers and supervisors utilizing purposive sampling were conducted. The findings revealed that participants at the Training College, Paarl are motivated by only intrinsic as the morale is slow due to a lack of extrinsic factors with particular emphasis on pay or remuneration. Lack of recognition or perceived favouritism with the SAPS where rewards are not linked to performance was identified to be the best de-motivating factor for employees at the SAPS Training College, Paarl. The quality of academic services has a significant effect on the consumer behavior of customers, the students. Key Words:Academy, employees, morale, motivation, service quality, South Africa
Date: 2022
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