Effect of reward system on employee’s productivity in Nigeria hospitality industry
University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 361-373
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0035
Publication history:
Received on 30 November 2022; revised on 09 January 2023; accepted on 12 January 2023
Abstract:
This study investigated the effect of reward system on employee productivity in Nigeria hospitality industry. The specific objectives of the study are to: assess the effect of sizeable wage and salary reward system on employee quality of service delivery in Nigeria hospitality industry and ascertain the effect of retirement benefits reward system on employee commitment in Nigeria hospitality industry. Research design was descriptive survey research. Study Area was Enugu State. Sample size of 378 respondents was drawn from 503 population of the study using Taro Yamane sample technique. The research question was answered with simple percentage, mean and deviation while methods of data presentation are table and simple percentage. The hypotheses were tested with regression analysis comprising student-t statistics. The following are the major findings of the study: the study revealed that sizeable wage and salary reward system has significant effect on employee quality of service delivery in hospitality industry (t-statistics (8.312) > P-value (0.000); the study reveals that retirement benefits reward system has significant effect on employee commitment in hospitality industry (t-statistics (9.491) > P-value (0.000). The study concludes that there was positive and significant effect of reward system on employee productivity in hospitality industry especially in Nike Lake Resort Hotel Enugu Nigeria. The study recommends that managements of Nike Lake Resort Hotel Enugu should ensure that there are regular promotions as at when due in order to further encourage staff to put in their very bests to their jobs which will in turn have a positive effect on performance of the hospitality industry.
Keywords:
Reward System; Employee’s productivity; Hospitality Industry
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