Theses and dissertations (Management Sciences)
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Item The impact of rewards and perceived organisational support on employee retention : $b a case study of first aluminium of Nigeria PLC(2019-09) Ojediran, Oluwasegun Akinkunle; Adebayo, Rufus OlufemiThis study investigates the influence of both total rewards and perceived organisational support on employee retention. The study was carried out in Nigeria. The objectives of the study were: to identify the impact of rewards and perceived organisational support on employees’ retention, to assess if age, gender, race, qualification, job level and years of service influence reward preferences, to assess the relationship between an employee’s rewards preferences and perceived organisational support, to investigate the perceived level of organisational support amongst employees at First Aluminium of Nigeria Plc and establishes the preferential influence of rewards on employees retention. This study examined and determined the rewards that are currently being used by First Aluminium of Nigeria (FAN) and investigate the most important rewarding factors that are aimed at retaining employees in its subsidiary company of FAN in another part of Nigeria. This study also investigates the perceived level of organisational support amongst employees and identifies the relationship between employee’s rewards preferences and perceived organisational support. This study was conducted at First Aluminium of Nigeria Plc using a quantitative research approach. The sample size of the study was 270 workers within the FAN Organisation. The study used questionnaire used questionnaire for the collection of data and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data while tables and figures were used to present data. Arising from the empirical findings and comparison with the theoretical framework discussion on the differences and similarities is made. Therefore, recommendations and conclusion were made for future researchers.Item Performance appraisal policy and its impact on employee performance : a case study of Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria(2014-02-18) Akinbowale, Michael Abiodun; Jinabhai, Dinesh C.; Lourens, Melanie E.The research investigation focused on performance appraisal policy and its impact on employee performance in Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria. The aim of the study was to ascertain the extent to which the performance appraisal policy at Guaranty Bank contributed to employee performance. Arising out of the performance appraisal reviews, an important finding revealed that the training which employees received resulted in improved job performance. The performance appraisal reviews also showed that when feedback reports were effectively used they consequently improved employee performance. The research design was quantitative in nature and a closed ended structured questionnaire was used to gather the primary data. The survey method was used for all the employees of Guaranty Trust Bank in Nigeria. The questionnaire was administered to all 150 target respondents using the personal method and a high response rate of 100% was obtained. The data gathered were analyzed using the Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) for the statistical tests. The initial analysis involved the use of descriptive statistical tools. The main findings revealed that employee participation in the performance appraisal was generally high and this increased job satisfaction and enhanced employee performance. The results also revealed that manager-subordinate interaction was very cordial and this boosted employee performance. Moreover, the majority of respondents preferred performance appraisal to be used regularly for career pathing in the organization. The study recommends a set of guidelines which could be used in improving the current performance appraisal policy and further boost employee performance. The study concludes with directions for future research.