| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to determine the factors which lead to employee motivation and those that lead to demotivation of employees at Kenya Polytechnic University College. Primary data was collected with the help of a structured questionnaire consisting of both open ended and closed questions(see Appendix 1). Part A consisted of demographic profiles of the respondents, while part B determined the responses of the employees to the questions directly relating to the study.
The responses were coded into labeled categories and keyed into the Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) for analysis. Because this was a descriptive study, the data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistical tools. Frequency distribution tables and mean scores were used to determine the perceived motivators. The information was displayed by use of frequency tables, graphs and pie charts.
The employees at Kenya Polytechnic University College were mostly motivated by salary levels, promotion and growth and good work environment. These were by far the most dominant. They however were not very much influenced by free times, staff welfare issues and supervision methods. Representation by the trade union officials, benefits and connection between pay and performance, access to company sponsored training and seminars, salary, promotion and advancement opportunity, security, administration of pension plans, ability to influence decisions about one self, opportunities for advancement and recognition received from supervisor, physical working environment and workload were the major influencers of employee motivation. | en |
