CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Motivation simply means the action of motivating employee. In the area of their job in order to put on the best performance. If employees are given necessary motivation there will be great achievement and progress in the area of the employee’s performance, while performance means the act of carrying into action, execution, achieving and accomplishing a work done by an employee. When there is great performance of an employee on a particular job in a private sector it will yield increase on the organisation in so many ways either financially or in the area of production.
The Human resources of any organization are the most important factors of production be it public or private sector hence the necessity to build motivational factors into organizations. The human element is considered as the most important and complex in any organization and is the sole determinant of a successful organization. Hence human resource is considered as the pushing factor or force that can make or break an organization. The manager’s main task is to develop a productive work place, with and through those he or she is in charge of. The manager should motivate his or her team, both individually and collectively so that a productive work place is developed and maintained.
Motivation can be defined as ‘the process of initiating conscious and purposeful actions. Pratt Fairchild [1970] defines Motivation as the force that makes us do things: this is a result of our individual needs being satisfied {or met} so that we have inspiration to complete the task. It can also be said to be the process of supplying an incentive adequate deliberate and purposeful action’.
This study will mainly focus on motivation and performance in the private sector, Infinity system Ltd Lagos Nigerian will be used as a case study.
For the purpose of this study, motivation would be used as the independent variable while performance will be used as the variable.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Motivation is very important in any organization so that the employee will put on the best performance. Any organization without adequate motivation will not get the best performance from the employees. Organization can be faced with insecurity, low level of income, delay in employee’s promotion, low productivity etc. all these problems occurs in an organizations when employees are not given adequate motivation in order to enhance best performance.
Based on the above, the research will be on the motivation and performance of Infinity Systems Limited Lagos, Nigerian.
Based on the above, the research will also be on how reward system affect staff performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd?
Based on the above, the research will also examine how job insecurity affect employee’s performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd?
Based on the above, the research will also be on how consequence of delayed promotion affects staff performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd?
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The main objective of the study is to examine the results of motivation on employee’s performance which will likely result to organizational success.
Other aims of the study will be to:
1. Examine how the reward system affects staff performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd
2. Identify how job insecurity on employees performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd
3. Investigate the consequence of delayed promotion of staff on performance in the Infinity System Nigeria Ltd.
