NON-MONETARY REWARDS AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT; A STUDY OF HEALTH SECTOR

Authors

  • Muhammad Nauman Habib City University of Science and Information Technology http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-6019
  • Uzma Khalil City University of Science and Information Technology
  • Humera Manzoor Kohat University of Science and Technology
  • Waseef jamal Institute of Management Sciences

Keywords:

Employee Engagement, Incentives, Non-monetary Rewards, Health Sector

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to investigate and identify the types of incentives (non-monetary) that leads to employee engagement among employees in health Sector. Non-monetary rewards included training and development, pleasant working environment, preferred lunch hours, business cards and own security. The study is conducted on 193 respondents at a private sector hospital. Respondents comprised of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire and responses were recorded using 5-points Likert scale. First the overall responses were analyzed and then individual group responses were analyzed by using regression analysis.  The result shows that only a part of respondents shows positive results towards non-monetary rewards and there were differences in the responses towards each subset type of non-monetary reward. 

Author Biographies

Muhammad Nauman Habib, City University of Science and Information Technology

Assistant Professor and Head of Department, Management Sciences.

Uzma Khalil, City University of Science and Information Technology

Lecturer, Department of English

Humera Manzoor, Kohat University of Science and Technology

Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences

Waseef jamal, Institute of Management Sciences

Assistant Professor, Management Sciences

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31.12.2017

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