INFLUENCE OF NON-FINANCIAL REWARDS ON BUSINESS EDUCATORS’ JOB SATISFACTION IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN EDO AND DELTA STATES

Abstract

The study examined influence of non-financial rewards on business educators’ job satisfaction in colleges of education in Edo and Delta States. To guide this study, three research questions were raised and three hypotheses guided the study. Correlational research design was employed in the study. The population was made up of 121 business educators in colleges of education in Edo and Delta States. The entire population of 121 was used for the study. The research instrument that was used to collect data for this study was a questionnaire titled “Non-financial Rewards Assessment Questionnaire” (NFRAQ), which has two sections. Section A consists of personal data of business educators, while section B consists of 25 items divided into 4 clusters to measure non-financial rewards on job satisfaction. The research instruments were face and content validated by five experts. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to ascertain the internal consistency of the instrument and a reliability coefficient of 0.88 was obtained for non-financial rewards while 0.79 was obtained for job satisfaction scale. Pearson product moment correlation co-efficient (PPMCC) was used to test the hypotheses. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that non-financial rewards influence business educators’ job satisfaction in colleges of education in Edo and Delta States. The researcher recommended among others that the policy on when a person should be promoted should be followed religiously; equal opportunities should be given for career development and recognition in colleges of education.