Motivational Influences on Project Risk Management and Team Performance

James Williams Akpan
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James Williams Akpan: Department of Business Management, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IJRCM), 2015, vol. 4, issue 3, 34-48

Abstract: This article was designed to evaluate motivational influences on project team performance. The specific objectives were to examine the various theories of motivation, motivation strategies and to establish the correlation between motivation and the project team performance measured by the extent to which a project is completed within the context of such project constraint factors such as cost, time, technology etc. The desk and descriptive research designs were used and data collected from existing documents and materials such as journals, periodicals, textbooks, magazine and internet. The data were analysed qualitatively and descriptively. It was discovered that the public sector projects including road project sampled for this work were doing well as a result of inadequate motivation of the project members aside from other factors, such as poor funding or delays in the release of funds. Consequent upon this, it was recommended that, a comprehensive motivation package should be worked out and set aside for project team members as well as evolution of well-defined structure of incentives based on the peculiar attributes of team members and the projects task or activities that must be accomplished, among other. It was therefore concluded that although motivation exerts significant influences on project team performance, it should always be blended with other management functions critical to enhanced project team performance.

Date: 2015
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