Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-3 | Issue-07 | 812-821
Original Research Article
The Impact of Rewards on Task and Extra Task Behaviors in Regards to Gender and Job Position: A Case Study from the UK Retail Industry
Fatima Kanis Nayan, Md. Atiqur Rahman Sarker
Published : July 30, 2018
Abstract
Reward plays a vital role to establish the attitudes of employee towards
their job and the organization. There are several forms of reward that an organization
can provide. However, this paper examines which types of rewards play significant
role to motivate employees for achieving task and extra task behaviors. Based on the
previous research and the suitability of data collection, the research method has chosen
for this study is a quantitative approach. A variety ofthe finding is available from this
research, such as: the reward practices of the sector presented in this study, why
employee thinks non-financial rewards are important to them rather than financial
rewards or vice versa. At the same time, this study also identifies whether female
employees are considering non-financial rewards as motivating factors for them than
men or not. Furthermore, it discloses that job position (managerial and nonmanagerial) has a considerable impact on reward perceptions. However, the results
and conclusion are only applicable to the chosen organization.