Importance Of Rewards & Recognition on Employee Motivation A Systematic Review of Literature

The general objective of the research was to study the impact of rewards and recognition on employee motivation, the specific objectives were to identify the most effective means of rewards and recognition, to study the behavioral differences between appreciated and non-appreciated employees, to understand the extent to which motivation enhances employee’s performance, to identify if the motivation has an effect on individual and organizational growth and to study if rewards and recognition results in emotional conflicts between employees. The descriptive research design will be adopted for this study. (Gangapuram Aruna, 2018) Recognition can help employees see the impact of the work they do. It helps them connect the dots between their day-to-day job duties and the larger mission, vision, and goals of the organization and demonstrates to employees that they are essential to the organization’s long-term success. (Kristen Hamlin 2019) have correlated positive relationship between employee motivation rewards and recognition programs that acknowledge employee contributions to the company’s goals and show appreciation for their efforts are necessary for a high-performing workplace, happier employees and reduced turnover. (Robert Hefner, 2017) Various employees from the institutions are the respondents. It is evident from the study that a variety of factors influence employee motivation and satisfaction. It is also significant to discover that there is a direct and positive relationship between rewards and recognition and job satisfaction and motivation. Hence, if rewards and recognition offered to employees then there would be a corresponding change in work motivation and satisfaction. In accordance with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the lower-level needs such as salary and benefits must first be met before the higherlevel needs. (Matt tenny (2012) The research study has shown that administration and managers can employ different strategies to motivate employees, but that it is important that managers and administration keep in mind that different strategies would have a different motivational impact on different people. To get optimum results from a motivational strategy, the administration and manager have to realize and understand issues, which requires recognition of each individual’s unique values, beliefs and practices.