Effect of Non-Financial Rewards on Performance of Academic Staff in Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda

¹Mikailu Ishaku  ,²Yusau Audu Abayomi, ³Agnes Ibrahim, ⁴Ikebuaso Osadebay Benson

ABSTRACT

The place of rewards cannot be over-emphasized in ensuring effective and efficient organizational performance. This research assessed the effect of non-financial rewards on the performance of Academic Staff at Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria. A population of 406 academic staff was used and a census study was adopted since the entire population was studied. A well-structured questionnaire with a 5-point Likert- scale was used to collect data collection. Data collected was to a reliability test using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Kolmogorov-Smirnov was use to test the normality of the data set collected, ordinal logistic regression was adopted for test of relationship between variables. The findings obtained indicate that work environment has a significant positive relationship with performance of academic staff in Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda. Result obtained equally show a significant positive relationship between fringe benefits and academic staff performance in Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda. Based on the findings, the study concludes that work environment, and fringe benefits are significant predictors of academic staff performance, specifically in Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda. Therefore, it is recommended that the management of Federal Polytechnic Kauara Namoda ensure a consistent provision of a conducive work environment for academic staff, uncompromised and very attractive fringe benefits to academic staff in order to secure their engagement and commitment so as to boost organisational performance continuously.

Keywords: Non-financial reward, work environment, fringe benefits, academic staff performance