Employee Motivation And Productivity (a Case Study Of Esut, Enugu)

ABSTRACT 

According to N. C. Abah, motivation is the mind to do a thing because that thing has meaning to the person doing it. (N. C. Abah 1997: 115). 

Also Emma E. O. Chukwuemeka said that for an individual to be motivated, he must believe that an act on his part must be followed by a given outcome. (Chukwuemeka 1998: 171). Motivation has been defined in terms of how behaviour get started and how it is sustained, is directed, stopped and how it is sustained, is directed stopped and what kind of subjective reaction is present in the organism while all this is going on. (Jonesty Rored) Nebraska symposium on motivation as quoted by N. C. Chantsl pg 97 in his book public personnel and Administration). 

The relationship between motivation and productivity is the backbone of this research work. The project is an arduous attempt to study the productivity, using Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT) as a test group. Specifically, the research intends to isolate and analyse the motivational techniques employed by analyse the motivational techniques employed by the mentioned university to solicit workers co-operation. 

Methodologically, this study is descriptive and pattern of descriptive analysis is based on answers to certain research questions formulated by the researcher.

Statistically tool of the chi-square (x2) is used in analyzing the views of the respondents, the high lights drawn thereof;

1.Promotion of the Enugu State University of Science and Tec is a factor of Educational qualification and handwork. 

2.The workers – boss relationship affects the overall productivity of the organisation.         

3.Bureaucratic processes do not prevent the formulating and implementing effective staff maintenance technique. 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Title page 

Approval page 

Dedication 

Acknowledgements 

Table of contents 

List of tables

Abstract 

CHAPTER ONE 

Introduction 

1.1Background of the study 

1.2 Statement of the problem 

1.3 Objective of the study 

1.4 Scope of the study 

1.5 Significance of the study 

1.6 Definition of terms 

References 

CHAPTER TWO 

Review of Related Literature 

2.1Introduction

2.2Motivation – A theoretical discourse 

2.3Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of need theory 

2.4Fredrick Herzberg’s two-factor theory 

2.5Douglas Mcgregor’s Theory X and Theory Y    

2.6The concept of productivity

2.7Enugu State University of Science and Technology; background information. 

2.8The governance of the university 

2.9The registry 

2.10Motivation in Enugu State University of Science and Technology 

2.11Discipline procedure 

2.12Suspension 

2.13Summary of the literature reviewed 

References

CHAPTER THREE 

Methodology 

3.1  Research design 

3.2Area of the study 

3.3Population of the study 

3.4Sample and sampling procedure 

3.5Instrument for data collection 

3.6Validation of the instrument 

3.7Reliability of the study 

3.8Method of data collection 

3.9Method of data analysis 

CHAPTER FOUR 

Data presentation and analysis 

CHAPTER FIVE     

Discussion, implications and recommendation 

5.1Discussion of results    

5.2Conclusion 

5.3Implication of the result 

5.4Recommendation 

5.5Suggestion for further research 

5.6Limited of the study 

References 

Bibliography 

Questionnaire