Effect of Reward Management System on Employee Performance. The Case of IE Network Solutions Plc

Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Leadership and Human Resources - Employee Motivation, Employee Satisfaction, grade: 3.87, Addis Ababa University (College of Business and Economics), course: Business Administration, language: English, abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of reward management system on employee performance in the case of IE Network Solution PLC. in Addis Ababa. In a current highly competitive business environment, having well performing and inspired employees are the main success factor for any organization. In realizing that, in one hand researchers argue well-designed reward strategy plays the major role through enhancing the performance of employees. On the other hand, other scholars claim that rewards have nothing to do with employees performance. This study was conducted through a mixed research approach with in both a descriptive and explanatory research design. A total of 80 self-administered questionnaires were distributed to the all staff members of the company. 77 questionnaires were returned. It was valid to run the data analysis. Therefore, the descriptive, correlation and multiple regression analysis were computed through SPSS version 23. The correlation analysis result shows that promotion and employee recognition positively and moderately associated with performance of employees. However, work condition salary have a positive but weak relation with employee performance. The multiple regression analysis revealed promotion ( =0.313), employee recognition ( =0.319), work condition ( =0.256), and salary ( =0.189) has a significant effect on employee performance. However, benefit packages have no significant effect on performance of employees. Additionally, the regression analysis shows, (R^2=0.579, p<0.05) which indicates 57.9% variations in employee performance is explained through a change in the reward system variables. Generally this study indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between total reward management system and performance of employees in IE Network Solution PLC. The study recommended that the company should evaluate and redesign its reward system to be integrated with overall strategies of the company for enhanced performance of employees and productivity of the organization.