THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

This study examined the impact of employee Motivation on organisational performance, a case study of Cadbury Nigeria Plc.

In today’s corporate organisations, there is the argument as to what actually influences employees' level of productivity. This study was necessitated by the fact that organisations do not really give too much attention to the pattern of Motivation within the organisation but they do not realize that this greatly determines the overall performance of the organisation.

To help carry out this research, data was elicited from respondents who are staff of Cadbury Nigeria Plc. Fifty (50) questionnaires was administered and the same number was returned.

After the analysis of the data, the findings revealed that; the improvement of employee relations in every organization is an essential factor, which requires the attention of the management. Each worker regardless of his or her status deserves recognition and should be motivated for management to effectively relate with them. The finding shows that money and participation in which ever form of packages can influence employees’ productivity in an organization.

Finally, the study recommends the following ways, among others to help improve employee motivation in organization and also to overcome motivation barriers;

Adjustment of the welfare packages of the employees to reflect the present inflationary trend in Nigeria.

The management is advised to improve on its social responsibility and staff welfare in terms of providing recreation facilities. Improvement in the medical facilities. The management should always appraise the employees to gear up the lazy ones .There should be regular increment in staff salaries.