Human resource management tool of motivation and employees job satisfaction in an organization

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to ascertain how human resources management tool of motivation can bring about employees job satisfaction in an organization with particular focus on Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), Calabar. The study was inform by the fact that as a scholar with interest in HRM, it has become worrisome as regards the increasing reoccurrence of the problem of poor job satisfaction in organizations. The sample consisted of 202 employees of the university selected from a population of 802 through simple random sampling technique. The instrument used for collecting data for the study was a 20-item questionnaire. Chi-square and correlation-co-efficient statistical methods were used to test the hypotheses. The following were the findings of the study: 1. There is significant relationship of employees motivation on their job satisfaction (2) There is a cordial relationship between management employees relationship and employees job satisfaction. On the bases of these findings, it was concluded that motivation as a tool of Human Resource Management should be taken seriously in order to achieve employees job satisfaction in organizations.

KEYWORDS: Human Resources Management, Motivation, Employees, Job Satisfaction, Tool.