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Title
Assessment of the Impact of Worker Motivation on Job Performance in The Construction Industry:
A Case Study of Desimone Ghana Limited.
Creator
Mouloungui Ndong Horsely
Description
In construction industry DeSimone Ghana limited mostly undertake some motivational action toward its workers with the objective to complete projects within time, scope and budget. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of workers motivation on job performance in the construction industry. The specific research objectives were to identify the worker job performance indicators in the construction industry, to identify the critical factors of motivation in construction industry and to ascertain if the factors of motivation can influence job performance in construction industry. The population size was 1136 workers and sample size 168. Quantitative method has been used for this research and 168 questionnaire were administered and only 118 were collected back. The research has revealed that the workers job performance indicators were effectively used in the industry and they include innovation, safety, quality, cost and time. The study has also revealed that factors of motivation were influencing job performance at DeSimone and that the industry must take note of the factors that motivate workers in their company such as: job condition, cars for movement/transportation for workers, advancement in the company, opportunity for promotion, fringe benefits responsibility, recognizes job accomplished, worker housing loan scheme, increase salaries. Further the study has revealed that motivational packages were influencing job performance in the industry and DeSimone motivational packages order of importance include job condition, responsibility, worker housing loan scheme, advancement in the company, cars for movement, opportunity for promotion, fringe benefits, and increase of salary and recognition for job accomplished. Finally, the findings provides evidence that both worker motivation and worker job performance move in the same direction, and both are positive. The higher the motivation, the higher the performance.
Subject
MSc Engineering Project Management
Publisher
Ghana Technology University College
Date
September 2018
Contributor
Ing.Dr Yaw Yawson