THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MOTIVATION ON STAFF PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN)

CHAPTER ONE

• GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Motivation is a management tools, management is very exciting and dynamics discipline which has a special appeal to people who aimed at getting things done in an effective and efficient way, the art defining management is however not easy.

Management can be view from different aspect of main’s activities in his effort to achieve the stated objective to an organization effectively and efficiently while some people has the terms that help management to operate, control and co-ordinate effectively and efficiency.

Motivation is a process and manner in which objective of an organization are achieve the through the combinations and coordination of the available resource which are motivation of work to increase the level of productivity.

However, for implantation to work out effectively there are some management skill needed by manager which will assist in carrying out his/her duties in an organization effectively.

Robert Katz classified skill as basic of work to help managers to work effectively in an organization.

In has book called managerial techniques and skill (1862)pg 63.

1. Technical skills:- This is the ability of a manager to use tools and procedure and techniques in specialized field.
2. Human skills:- This is an ability of the mental require understanding and motivate people to achieve the stated goals.
3. Conceptual skills:- Is also a mental ability require of manager co-ordinate and integrate all the interest of an organization.

Finally, this study will look into management skill, how it has helped early organization and in our modern days with it usefulness in staff motivation and it productivity in an organization.

1.2   STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM   

        The researcher in this research work state motivation as a significance on staff performance, this research work made it known to use that motivation is very essential in their performance of staff.  If the staff are been motivated by the employers appraisal then to will affect positively the workers performance.

1.3   OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

        The study aims at enlighten the case study which is Kwara State Polytechnic is motivating their staff teaching and non teaching staff so as to ensure effective work done.