IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 3 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no3.2024.pg71.81

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Staff Promotion and Reward Incentives as Predictor of Employee Productivity of the Rivers State Civil Service

Nsiegbe Graham, Ph.D, Ojogbo, Chineze Joy-Hope

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Abstract

This study investigated staff promotion and reward incentives as predictors of employee productivity in the Rivers State Civil Service. Two objectives, research questions, and hypotheses were formulated and guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research design, with a population of 40,667 Civil Servants in the Rivers State Civil Service from 26 ministries. The sample of 381 Senior Management employees from 10 out of the 26 ministries of the Rivers State Civil Service, was derived from Taro Yemen’s sampling formula. A purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample size, and a questionnaire titled Motivational Strategy and Employee Productivity Questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection. The instrument was validated by two experts in the field of measurement and evaluation and then subjected to a pilot study to ascertain its reliability, which yielded an index of 0.841 through the Cronbach Alpha test. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings from this study showed, that staff promotion has a positive, very strong and significant relationship with employee productivity in the Rivers State Civil Service, and reward incentives positively, strongly and significantly relate to employee productivity in the Rivers State Civil Service. The study concluded that the Rivers State Civil Service can enhance employee productivity by focusing on staff promotion and reward incentives as key factors in motivating employees to perform at their best. The study recommended, among others, that the Rivers State Civil Service should regularly assess employee performance and provide clear pathways for promotion based on merit.

keywords:

Staff Promotion, Rewards Incentives, Predictors, Employee, Productivity.

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