NON-FINANCIAL REWARD PRACTICES AS PREDICTORS OF EMPLOYEES JOB INVOLVEMENT IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Employees with high levels of job involvement pay more attention to their jobs in such a way that they are preoccupied with, immersed in, or absorbed by their work activities. Such positive work attitude as evidenced by extant literature contributes to organization success and performance as well as to the wellbeing of the employees themselves. While large number of organisations opt for financial rewards system as means of stimulating desired work attitude, it has been asserted that non-financial rewards equally and uniquely influence employees positive work attitudes. Therefore, this study sought to examine the influence of non-financial rewards practices (classified as Training, Advancement, and Recognition practices) on employees’ job involvement among teachers of selected private secondary schools in Kwara State Nigeria. The study employed survey research design and quantitative approach to achieve its set objectives. A structured questionnaire was designed and utilized to collect data, and SMART PLS (Structural Equation Modelling) was used to analyse the data. The result of the analysis shows that Training, Advancement, and Recognition practices positively and significantly influence workers job involvement in the selected organizations. It was thus recommended that organizations take more seriously practices such as praises, appreciation for work well done, awards of recognition of effort, conducting workshops and seminars as well as imbibing the culture of performance-based promotion as these practices have been shown to significantly influence employees job involvement.

Keywords: Job involvement, Non-financial Reward, Training, Advancement, Recognition