Reward Management and Employee Performance of Private Owned Primary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria

The study examined Reward management and employee performance of private owned primary schools in Enugu State. Promotion and career development serves as objectives of the study; two hypotheses were also included in the study. The study was anchored on Abraham Maslow hierarchy of needs, which suits best for the study. The population of the study was 1933 of private owned primary schools in Enugu State and 321 was used as sample of the study also for the analysis and was determined by the fomular designed by krijice and morgan. Descriptive research design was employed for the study. Sources of data collection was questionnaire. Area of study was Enugu State in Nigeria. Reliability of test instrument was ensured through test retest. Method of data analysis was obtained through statistical package for social science (SPSS). Promotion has a significant positive effect on employee task performance in selected private primary schools in Enugu State. (t= 0.614 with p-value of 0.000) Career development has a significant positive effect on employee adaptive performance in selected private primary schools in Enugu State. (t-= 1.625 with p-Value of 0.001). The study concluded that reward management has crucial roles to play in improving employee job performance. It was recommended that the proprietors of private primary schools in Enugu should put in place approved condition of service for staff members. Management of private primary schools in Enugu should continuously recognize good performance and administer the promotional opportunities in a fair and transparent manner which considers all employees.