INCENTIVE POLICIES AND JOB SATISFACTION IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL CEREAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, BADEGGI)

The study is on incentive policies and job satisfaction in an organization in National Cereal Research Institute, Badeggi. The study specifically aimed to determine the impact of bonuses and commissions on job satisfaction. Relevant conceptual, theoretical, and empirical literature ware examined. The study was anchored on Herzberg's two-factor theory of work motivation (1959). The population consisted of 265 employees of the National Cereal Research Institute, Badeggi. The Sample Size was determined using the Yaro Yamane. The main research instrument was a questionnaire and hypotheses formulated ware tested using correlation and regression analysis. The study revealed that bonzes and commissions have a significant impact on employees' job satisfaction in National Cereal Research Institute, Baddeggi, Nigeria. The study concluded that employees in National Cereal Research Institute, Baddeggi recognized financial incentives as a major source of their job satisfaction. The study recommended that organizations should use positive reinforcement method while maintaining expected intrinsic factors to maximize workers' job satisfaction.