Rewards, Engagement and Productivity of Airtel Uganda Employees

Abstract

The study aimed finding out the relationship between rewards, employee engagement and productivity among employees of Airtel Uganda. The study adopted a quantitative study design which was correlation in nature with a population of 80 employees. Simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 66 respondents from the population. Data was collected from respondents using self-administered standard questionnaire and entered in the computer for analysis through Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 23. Descriptive statistics showed that (75.8 %) of the respondents were female and (24.2%) were male, majority were between 18-25 years (48.5%). Results from Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r) further indicated that there that there was positive relationship between rewards and employee engagement (r= .918**, p=.000), as well as rewards and employee productivity (r= .988**, p=.000), and employee engagement and productivity (r= 1.000**, p=.000). Therefore, the present study provides a basis and implications for further investigation on relationship between rewards, employee engagement and productivity among employees in different telecom companies in Uganda. It was recommended that the management of Airtel Uganda needs to design polices that promote rewards to employees. This is possible through organizing some small packages monetary and non-monetary, hence improving on employee engagement and productivity.