Assessment of Human Resource Management Motivational Strategies for Enhancing Business Educators’ Job Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Edo and Delta States

Abstract

The study assessed human resource management strategies for enhancing employees’ motivation in Edo State. Four research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 182 business educators in tertiary institutions in Edo and Delta States. There was no sampling since the population was manageable. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The instrument used was validated by three experts. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation coefficient was used to compute the reliability of the instrument which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.71. The questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. Means were used to answer all the research questions. The results of the analysis showed that employers empowered their employees to a very low extent; employers rewarded their employees to a high extent, employers redesigned employees’ jobs to low extent, and employers created flexible jobs for their employees to a  low extent. Consequently, it was recommended among others that workers should be sufficiently empowered to give higher performance and more productivity as it would  also go a long way  in  reducing  attrition rate, The use of verbal praise and  allowing workers’ personal development should be given priority attention by management to enhance higher productivity;  management should redesign tasks/jobs from time to time so as to enhance motivation, job satisfaction and  commitment to reduce absenteeism and turnover; and management, as a matter of urgency, should create flexible jobs/tasks by allowing workers to control their work hours as well as allowing a portion of scheduled hours to be completed outside of their office so as to reduce boredom and work monotony.