EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, MUBI-ADAMAWA STATE

By

Stephen Pembi
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Assistant Lecturer
Department of Business Administration
Faculty of Arts, Social and Management Sciences
Adamawa State University, Mubi-Nigeria

EMPLOYEES’ MOTIVATION AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR INCREASING PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, MUBI-ADAMAWA STATE

ABSTRACT
This study focused on the motivational factors as tools for improving performance and spur from the fact that non chalet attitude of workers resulted into laxity of work by the employees. Motivation is seen as a drive on employees to become what he/she perceived to be. Thus, employees strive strongly to meet target in order to be adequately rewarded for what they achieved, the data for the study was obtained using questionnaire administered on a sample of 180 academics and non academic staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, out of which 150 were returned. The data was subjected to percentage analysis (%) using pie chart and the result signifies that adequate motivation enhance efficiency which in turn leads to high performance/productivity. It is thus, recommended that employees should be encouraged to participate via management by objective(MBO) and Polytechnic should provide high-quality operational atmosphere via provision of first-class office accommodation, furniture, and many more for increasing competence and productivity.
Keywords: Motivation, Performance, Employees, Strategic option

1.0 Introduction The management of human resources at work is a fundamental part of the management process. To recognize the critical importance of human resources in the organization is to identify that human element and the organization are synonymous. Some organizations do not understand the fact that employees have to