Non-Financial Incentives and Staff Motivation in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service, Nigeria

Isaac Adeyinka Ayandele and Etim Osim Etim
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Isaac Adeyinka Ayandele: Department of Business Management Faculty of Business Administraton Univer sity of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeri
Etim Osim Etim: Department of Accounting Faculty of Business Administration Universiity of Uyo, Nigeria

Business, Management and Economics Research, 2020, vol. 6, issue 7, 88-98

Abstract: The study examined the relationship between non-financial incentives and workers’ motivation in Akwa Ibom State Civil Service exploring five key variables of continuing professional development, performance feedback, employee employment, employee participation in decision-making and task autonomy. Survey research design was adopted involving the use of questionnaire to gather data from 392 respondents drawn from a population of 20465 civil servants in state using Taro Yamene Sample Size Determination Table. The sample was drawn across all ministries and departments through stratified and convenience sampling techniques. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The five dimensions of non-financial incentives were positively correlated with workers’ motivation from the results of the analysis. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) had the highest correlation value (r = 0.33, P

Keywords: Non-financial incentives; Workers’ motivation; Organizational effectiveness; Growth. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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