The impact of recognition and feedback on employee motivation - case study of Lush Hair Enterprise Department:Business Administration and Management By: elderpeter Project ID: 8298 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦4000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractDespite evidence of its increasingly widespread use within organizations and a significant body of practitioner and“popular” literature on the subject, employee recognition has received relatively little empirical study by academic researchers. As a result, there are significant gaps in our knowledge, particularly around how recognition schemes actually operate in organizations and the ways in which they impact individuals and organizations. This thesis responds to these knowledge gaps by presenting empirical evidence collected through in-depth interviews with employees drawn from two organizations, an insurance company and a local council, about their experiences of recognition in the workplace. Taking an inductive thematic approach to the analysis of the employees’ accounts, I identify some of the key factors influencing employees’ experiences of recognition, thus contributing to knowledge about how recognition schemes are experienced and understood by employees. In particular, I highlight the importance of the social and organizational context in which recognition is given and received in influencing the meanings that individuals assign to recognition. I also discuss the ways in which further factors such as the recognition scheme design and implementation, including the way in which recognition is delivered to recipients, can mediate individuals’ experiences of recognition. Drawing upon theories of gift giving, I offer interpretations of employees’ accounts of their recognition experiences which identify three main important social functions fulfilled by employee recognition: the communication of information about the perceptions and intentions of individuals involved in the process of recognition, the development and maintenance of social exchange relationships between individuals in the workplace, and the promotion of a sense of solidarity and unity within the organization. Furthermore, whilst offering. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Business Administration and Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»The Effect of Management Information System on Achievement of Organization Objectives ( A Case Study of Nitel Owerri )»The impact of production planning and control on a manufacturing process ( a case study of Nigeria bottling company aba, abia state)»The Impact of Staff Discipline in the Attainment of Organizational Objectives ( A Case Study of Selected Organizations in Owerri, Imo State )»The Effect of Motivation on Employees Productivity in Anambra State ( A Case Study of Education Commission Awka )»Marketing implication of merger and acquisition in banking industry - a case study of Access bank Plc, Bida branch, Niger state»The Impact of Performance Appraisal on Staff Productivity ( A Case Study of Diamond Bank Plc, Owerri )»The effect of irregular payment of workers salaries on productivity of workers in imo state (a case study of owerri municipal council)»The impact of welfare packages on employees performance (A case study of Nigeria breweries plc Aba)»A critical evaluation of leadership style and organization performance in the private sector ( a case study of selected establishment in abia state)»The Effects of Motivation on Workers Morale ( A Case Study of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Aba )»Motivation and Employee Performance in Public Sector ( A Case Study of NTA Channel 12 owerri)»Management Problems of Manufacturing Industries in Nigeria ( A Case Study of Nigeria Breweries Plc and Unilever Plc )»An assessment of the impact of modern communication facilities on service delivery in business organization ( A case study of ICT based firms in aba, abia state)»The Impact of Delegation on Management Decision Making ( A Case Study of Zenith Bank Plc, Enugu )»The Role of Customer Service in the Service Delivery of Multinational Companies in Nigeria ( A Case Study of Unilever Nigeria Plc Aba)