Abstract:
The purpose of this research work is to highlight the effect of motivation on performance of Federal Dental School. Specifically, the study aimed to pursue following objectives: To determine the effect of promotion on productivity of Federal Dental School, to ascertain the effect of adequate salaries and wages on creativity of Federal Dental School, to determine the effect of allowances on efficiency of Federal Dental School, and to ascertain the effect of good working environment on profitability of Federal Dental School. The study was carried out in Federal Dental School in Enugu state. The study had population size of 463 out which a sample size of 210 was selected using taro Yamane’s formula at 5% error tolerance and 95% level of confidence. Instrument used for data collection was primarily questionnaire and interview. The total numbers of 210 copies of questionnaire were distributed while 190 copies were returned. The cross-sectional survey research design was adopted for the study. The four hypotheses were tested using chi square statistical tool. The findings indicate that promotion significantly affect productivity of federal dental, adequate salaries and wages significantly affect creativity of Federal Dental School, allowances significantly affect creativity that motivation affect productivity of federal dental school and that. Good working environment significantly affect profitability of Federal Dental School. The study concluded that motivation is tool for organizational effectiveness. The study recommends that Monetary rewards like bonuses, performance based rewards, should be provided to attract, retain and motivate employees for the performance of Federal Dental Schools.. Non-monetary rewards like autonomy, recognition and praise should be offered to employees to promote employee retention, loyalty and performance of employees.
