IMPACT OF REWARD SYSTEMS ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AMONG EMPLOYEES IN PRIVATE SECTORS IN JEDDAH

Abstract

In order for employees to do their best in their work, managers and employers must come up with a way to improve their well-being and make them feel as if they are part of the organization. One of the methods is the use of rewards. Both monetary and non-monetary rewards act as motivation for employees. Employees feel encouraged to do better when they are valued for their performance.Thus, this work was done to analyze the relationship between reward systems and employee motivation in organizations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The research involved the use of primary data collected using questionnaires from employees in private firms in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. A simple random method has been used for sampling. The sample size for this work were 86 employees. Collected data were analyzed in terms of basic statistics.  The findings of this work have shown that that the private organization in Jeddah have been practicing benefits and compensation policies when it comes to rewarding the employees. Furthermore, the organization uses both non-monetary and monetary rewards to motivate employee’s performance. Thus, findings have confirmed that there is relationship between reward systems and employee motivation in organizations.

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