Factors That impact business management takes into consideration the needs of their staff.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    INTRODUCTION

Motivation is a common term used in human resources management, and it defined as the internal drive which moves a person towards a goal at meeting personal needs since motivation plays a major role in business organization to achieve the desired result through effective man power utilization.

Many researchers in motivation summarizes that except man is motivated to an optimum level, the business organization will not meet the expected degree of productivity into an organization, money and material are also contributing factors. One of the greatest problems faced by most business organization is the total neglect of human motivation.  

This have often resulted into industrial disharmony. Another problem faced by business organization is the issue of motivation is inadequate welfare package, housing, transportation, opportunity for training and retraining, health care benefits, pension and gratuity, just to mention a few out of the so many motivational problems faced by a business organization.

The above motivational problems are my observation in a business organization especially in the area of my case study (PZ. Nig. Plc) and it was based on the above that I choose the topic “The relevance of staff motivation and performance in a business organization (case study: PZ Nigeria Plc Abuja)

1.1    STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS

Motivational problems cut across all areas of human endeavors. These often affect the moral and productivity of individuals working in public and private enterprises.

Thus, one could deduced the following as motivation problems seem in PZ. Nig PLC Abuja Regional office.

1. Inadequate information on Employment Policy.
2. Inability to involve intermediate and junior staff in decision making process.
3. Partial implementation of welfare packages such as housing etc.
4. Inadequate facilities to enhance staff productivity lack of working facilities like machine operators.
5. Inadequate privilege given to staff to go for training and be retrained.
6. Non-adherence to the implementation of workers compensation policy.