THE IMPLICATION OF ADEQUATE MOTIVATION ON WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANISATION

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the implication of adequate motivation on workers productivity in an organisation especially in the Nigerian workplace and the issues involved in the designing and promoting of such programs. Asea Brown Bovery (ABB) Company in Nigeria was use as the case study. The study has provided the conceptual framework upon which motivational programs in ABB workplace are based as well as the type of activities and skill that are involved. The focus is on such programs that will help employees deal with personal problems that might affect their productivity. The dissertation covers the fundamentals rudiments of employee motivational processes and the appropriate steps needed to successfully implement the findings. It also addresses the values and culture of the Nigerianazation norms that may affect the success of implementation. The thesis incorporated a study that was conducted on 714 employees from three different groups of ABB International companies in Nigeria to find out the workers attitudes towards adequate motivational incentives and the types of problems commonly being experienced by the employees in the organisation. In the thesis, hypotheses were formulated and tested. The literature review comprised of relevant papers, seminal papers unpublished texts written by know authors and published texts books, which help to strengthen the issues raised. PhD Project /Robinson Page 22 of 263 Questionnaires were developed and administered. In addition the use of survey technique, refined observation and in-depth interviews on Intimacy, consideration, thrust all formed the methodology employed.