The effects of employee motivation schemes on employee performance in Kenya sugar industry: a case of Chemelil sugar company
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2015-02-26
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Nyawara, Charles
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Abstract
Kenya's main economic idea is to become economically independent As a strategy, to
realize this objective the government has stated a mission set towards making her realize
the stated objective. The mission is industrialization by the year 2020. One of the critical
contributions to this end is the need to have the right management policies, key amongst
them is the use of motivation elements to improve performance for maximum production .
. This study in the Sugar Industry in Kenya will reveal some of the motivation elements,
their application and net effect in the industry. It will also offer a critique of application
of the elements from the employee's perspective. It is only through this that the
organization can achieve its goals hence management and employees share the same
vision of the organization's goals and work together to achieve them. If the employees
are 110twell motivated in their performance, the organization will be diversely affected
and this. can be noticed through labour turnover, low morale, strikes, absenteeism and
general performance. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that can
determine the level of employee motivation among the employees in the Kenya Sugar
Industry in Western Kenya. The design of methodology to be used in the research study
will be simple survey. Sample of the study will be drawn from four District and the Sugar
Factories randomly selected from a population of 5 (five) Sugar factories in Western
Kenya. The subject of the study will be employees in the sugar industry in Western
Kenya. The collected data through - questionnaire will be organized and presented
descriptively to maintain their originality. The study will attempt to analyze its findings
using percentages. This will show the position of the staff over motivation element (s).
Some of the responses from the employees will be expressed in ratios and use of tables.
The study will examine four motivation theories, viz, traditional theory 'X' , Theory 'Y'
Douglas Me Gregor; Abraham Maslow and Herzbergs Theories from which it will use
the documented motivation elements to develop a conceptual framework and the links in
the elements used in the industry. The researcher will also offer a critiqueto the use and
application of the motivation elements based on his own observation. Summarily, the
main purpose of this document is to focus on motivation schemes effect on employees in
Kenya Sugar industry; a case of Chemelil Sugar Company.
Description
Masters in Business-Department of Business Administration,83p. September, 2012, HF 5549.5 .N92