EFFECTS OF REWARD SYSTEM ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE NAROK NORTH AND NAROK EAST DISTRICTS OF NAROK COUNTY
Livingstone Kunini Ntutu - Masters of Science in Human Resource Management, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The journal to investigate the role of reward management systems in improving staff performance. To achieve this major objective, the researcher was guided by four specific objectives: effects of motivation, employee creativity, job satisfaction and good team work on teachers performance. The study adopted explanatory research design. The target population was employees of Narok North and Narok East districts of Narok County of Kenya at the Head office. The researcher therefore contacted a sample on 156 employees of Narok North and Narok East districts of Narok County based at the headquarters. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, correlations and multiple regressions technique. The results from the study revealed that motivation, creativity, job satisfaction and team work had a positive and significant effect on teachers’ performance. These findings are supported by the following statistics: Motivation β= .131, t= 2.729, p=<001: Creativity β=.170, t=3.778, p=<002: Job Satisfaction β=.251 t=2.217 p=<.002: Team Work β=.575, t=2.444, p=<000. The study recommended that Narok North and Narok East districts of Narok County should enhance its reward system since motivation, creativity, job satisfaction and team work affect teachers’ performance to a great extent.
