EMPLOYEES' MOTIVATIONAL TOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY IN FEDERAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA

This study examined employees’ motivational tools and organizational productivity of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. The research adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for this study was twenty federal establishments with over 2000 staff across all State in South-South Nigeria and a sample size of two hundred and seventeen senior staff of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. The study used questionnaire instrument, and data were analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22. The hypotheses were tested using Simple bivariate regression analysis at a significance level of 0.05. The results of the findings showed that there is a positive significant relationship between promotion and organizational productivity of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. It was also revealed that there was a strong positive significant relationship between employees’ allowances and organizational productivity of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. Also, the study also revealed a strong positive significant relationship between flexible work arrangement and organizational productivity of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. Furthermore, the study also revealed a strong positive significant relationship between conducive work environment and organizational productivity of federal establishments in South-South Nigeria. Therefore, the study concludes that motivational tools through conducive work environment, flexible work arrangement, employee’s allowance and promotion significantly influences organizational productivity by way of improved effectiveness and efficiency. The study recommends that Federal establishments should provide conducive work environment for employees in order to motivate them in yielding higher organizational productivity. Federal establishments should schedule their employee where they can give their best. Employees should be motivated through a good pay package to optimize productivity. Employees’ promotion further boost productivity better than financial rewards.