EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND REWARD MECHANISMS ON NON-ACADEMIC STAFF PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined the influence of performance appraisal and reward system on the performance of non-teaching staff of private universities located in Osun State, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted and the total population consisted of non-teaching employees in the private universities in Osun State, Nigeria.

A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Simple random and stratified sampling techniques were used to determine the number of non-teaching staff selected in each university. Cochran formula was used to derive the sample size. Therefore, 412 copies of the questionnaire were administered to the respondents and 317 out of the returned copies were fit for analysis.

Descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) and inferential (simple and multiple regression) statistics using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) were used for the data analysis. The details of the findings were: performance appraisal (AdjR² = 0.085; F (1, 316) = 29.270, P-value = 0.000), reward system (AdjR² = 0.167; F(1, 316) = 63.003, P-value = 0.000). The study concluded that human resource management practices (performance appraisal and reward system) have significant positive influence on employee performance.

It is therefore recommended that the management of these private universities in Osun State should adopt and improve on performance appraisal system and reward system to ensure effective and optimum employee performance.