Abstract:
Policy makers in the country see the private sector as the engine of
growth. It is the pivot around which our quest for the middle-income status
revolves. However, productivity is generally low in Ghana mainly because
employees are poorly motivated. The study, therefore, assessed the perception of
employees on the relationship between motivation and productivity in some
selected private organisations in Accra.
Both primary data comprising field survey and secondary data mainly
obtained from available journals, newsletters, books and newspapers were
employed to investigate the set objectives of the study. For reason of convenience,
three private organisations namely Poly Products Ltd, Pipes and Plastics Ltd and
Peace FM were selected for the study. Quotas of respondents were allotted to the
various organisations based on their population.
The study revealed that, like the public sector, the Ghanaian Private
organisations are bedevilled with poor condition of service that has occasioned
the general low productivity in the country. From the study it came out that
Ghanaian employees, generally, regardless of occupation or position are basically
motivated to work by salaries and bonuses than other issues like achievement and
promotion.
Based on the findings, it is recommended among others that employees
should be fairly compensated for the wealth they help to create. They should also
be made part owners of the organisation.
