| dc.description.abstract | The study was to assess the effect of rewards on employee motivation in manufacturing
companies in Uganda, taking a case of Parambot Breweries Ltd. The specific objectives
of the study were to examine the effect monetary rewards on employee motivation at
Parambot Breweries Ltd (PBL) and to determine the effect of non-monetary rewards on
employee motivation at Parambot Breweries Ltd. The study adopted case study design,
using questionnaires, interviews and document reviews and studied a sample size of 80.
Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents.
Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis and quantitative analysis was
analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The study established that
monetary rewards had a significant positive relationship (r = .692, p = .000) with
employee motivation in manufacturing companies in Uganda. In addition, non-monetary
rewards had a significant positive relationship (r = .685, p = .000) with employee
motivation in manufacturing companies in Uganda. The study concluded that bonus was
the only monetary reward that had strong positive relationship with employee motivation
while praise was the only non-monetary reward that had strong positive relationship with
employee motivation in manufacturing companies in Uganda. The study recommended
that PBL management should adopt a policy of bonus to all employees offering in form of
a 13th cheque every December, as incentive and ministry of labor should use the findings
of this study to lobby parliament to enact bonus as a statutory monetary reward. Finally,
PBL should use “Public Praise” as an integral part of performance management strategy
to increase employee motivation. | en_US |
