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Effect of Non-Financial Incentives on Employee Performance: A Study of (Birs) Makuirdi, Benue State Nigeria

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  • Aja, David Okpabi

    (Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi.)

  • Tanko, Anthony Lawa

    (Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi.)

  • Papka, Simon

    (Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi.)

  • Joy Aricha Ijuwo

    (Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Benue State University, Makurdi.)

Abstract

This article examined the impact of non-financial incentives on employee performance: A study by BIRS Makurdi Benue State. The aim of the study was to achieve the following objectives. A study by BIRS Makurdi, Benue State aims to determine the impact of non-financial incentives on employee performance. The study focused on BIRS Makurdi staff in Benue State, which has a population of 449. The Taro Yamane formula was used to calculate the sample size, resulting in a sample size of 499. First-hand information was used for the study. The main data collection tool used was a questionnaire. Using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences, both quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods were used to test the developed hypotheses (SPSS 21). Tables and simple percentages were used to present the raw data extracted from the primary source. Employee recognition with a beta coefficient of -0.192, training and development with a beta coefficient of 0.946 and career advancement with a beta coefficient of -0.025 were found to have significant and non-significant effects on employee performance in BIRS Makurdi Benue- Country. Conclusion: At BIRS Makurdi, Benue State, this study experimentally examined the impact of non-financial incentives on employee performance. The study concludes that non-financial incentive strategies significantly improved employee performance at BIRS Makurdi in Benue State in line with the findings.

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  • Aja, David Okpabi & Tanko, Anthony Lawa & Papka, Simon & Joy Aricha Ijuwo, 2023. "Effect of Non-Financial Incentives on Employee Performance: A Study of (Birs) Makuirdi, Benue State Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(10), pages 1516-1535, October.
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