Abstract:
Reward system can be seen as a means of actively engaging and the renewing the employee’s sense of community and mission of an organization. In this view, an effectively administered system of rewards can provide incentive for quality workmanship and performance. Reward system and management are very key for attracting and retaining high quality employee as well as facilitating them to improve performance. The study is on “Reward and Organizational Performance in National Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu”. The target population comprised of 1,083 member of staff including cleaning staff, nurses, pharmacists, contracts staff and medical consultants of National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu. Ball and Gall Percentage suggestion for sample size was used to determine the sample size of 542 respondents. Structured questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) were used to generate data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (Frequencies, percentages, inferential statistics (T-test). The general objective of the study was to determine the influence of reward system on organizational performance in National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. Respondents are of both sexes. Questionnaires were administered to 542 of the respondents. It was discovered among other things following the testing of five hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance that: the reward system (salary, time of payment of salary, opportunity for career growth, Health Insurance, Leave and Award) at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu is not satisfactory. Also, the impact of the reward system on the performance of the employees is poor. The recommendations based on the findings were that: the salaries of the employees should be reviewed to reflect their performance, promotions should be given as at when due and capacity building should be sponsored by the organization.
