The influence of non- momentary reward employees performance:

Abstract

There is a contradiction among scholars in regard to the impacts of non-monetary rewards as some agree that they positively affect employees to work and stay in the organisation while others oppose that they do not motivate employees. This study examined the influence of non-monetary rewards on motivating employees toward better performance in the Tanga cement company. More specifically, this study assessed the extent to which recognition, conducive work environment and training opportunities influence employee performance at Tanga cement company. A descriptive research design was used in this study. A simple random sampling method was used to select 50 respondents. Quantitative data were collected by the use of questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data with the aid of the Statistical Package of Social Scientists Program (SPSS). The findings unveiled that recognition significantly correlated with employee performance at Tanga cement company. The study also found that a conducive work environment significantly correlated with employee performance. Correspondingly, study findings revealed training opportunities among employees influence performance. Therefore, the Tanga cement company should not institutionalize a ‘one-size fits all’ type of non-financial incentives that addresses their employees’ motivational needs. The study recommends that it is very crucial for the employees to be publicly recognized. Furthermore, the study recommended that Management should invest in training its employees. Lastly, this study recommends that the company management supposed to try their level best to maintain work environment standards as a means of attracting professionals to work with the company, retain key players and motivate the employees to perform to their best level.