1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Motivations will always need the timeliness, sensitivity and vision that any effective relationship with human growth and individuality demands. A logical and seductive assumption is that if working itself is well planned and efficient, motivation for what is being done should neatly and nicely come alone as well (Deci 1980). Vargas (1977) noted that when workers feel a strong need for what they are doing and the programme is well planned and stimulating with adequate informational feed-back the easier the motivation to work increase. If this were not so, motivation would not be the epidemic concern it is for managers. Industry, and business are filled with well designed, efficient programmes that are not very motivative part of the problem, is efficiency itself motivation takes people to people skills and time. Like a good conversation, it cannot be rushed. The best way to see a motivational strategy is as an investment. It pays dividends but often not immediately. Also because what motivates people is often beyond the inherent structure of the knowledge or skill they are performing, it means managers have to plan for motivation in its own right it cannot be taken for granted (Johnson Johnson, 1982).
The time continues model of motivation is an organizational aid for motivation planning. It is a systematic structure for introducing or applying motivation strategies through working sequence (sounders, 1981) sand described motivation as an organizational aid and motivation planning is designing and organizing instruction so that the development and enhancement of work motivation is an essential part of it. He also stressed that the time continue model of motivation helps managers to programmatically strategies from the beginning to the end of the work or project sequence so that a network of motivational influences in formulated. According to Wloodkwowskit (11989) the main Criterion for successful motivation planning, no matter what the instructional plan may be, is that each time phase (beginning, during, and ending) of the sequence of instruction for the particular project object includes significant positive motivational influence on the workers. He further listed out six basics question for motivation planning as follows:
What can I do to establish a positive working attitude for this programme?
How do I best meet the needs of my workers throughout this working sequence?
What about this working conditions that will stimulate my workers?
How does this working pattern increase or affect workers feeling of competence P
How this working pattern does provide for my workers?
Knoveles (1980) contented that when a worker is motivated to worker, they work hardens, Learn, More have source of enjoyment and achievement, and want to continuing working.
A manager working with motivated worker finds instruction more successful, achieves greater satisfaction and avoids burnout.
Based on the above, it is difficult to understand whether federal ministry of education Enugu is achieving its objective or not. Moreover, issue of threats of retrenchment of workers has kept workers in fear and the position of the ministry among the top ones in the country has fallen. Liquidity experience, encountered, this indicate some strength and weakness, efficiency and different hence even salaries are delayed
BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF (FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION)
We cannot talk about motivation of staff in the civil service without talking about the ministries that integrated to form the civil service federal ministry of education among other ministries, could be said to be exceptional in the sense that it is purely associated with acquiring and imparting know ledge and skills be it formal, non-formal or informal. It formal, non –formal or informal. It could be said to be the bedrock of other ministries in so far as other employees and employers in other ministry have passed through its one over or another in the course of acquiring knowledge, so it is a pivot on which other ministries revolves.
Education ministry as old as civilization. This is because civilization started with exhibiting extra knowledge to better conditions of living. Narrowed down to Nigeria, “the federal ministry of education Enugu could be seen to be as old as the advert of the Europeans or colonial masters” (Fafunwa A.B. 1974). They brought the idea of acquiring and imparting-knowledge formally and established a ministry to be solely in charge. It came to line light when the country was operating under the regional system, where we had Directorate of Education to three and later four regions of the country. This later metamorphosed to ministries in 1967 with 12 states in the country.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
It appears that the resources for serious operation for motivation of employee in federal ministry of education are inadequate.
There is the problem of motivating planning that liquidity and late payment of salaries occur.
There is problem of threat for retrenchment of workers.
The problem of running the ministry by the management consultants.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
To ascertain to what extent human and non-human resources are adequate for serious operation of the ministry
To determine how problem of motivate planning leads to liquidity and late payment of salaries.
To find out the courses of threats of retrenchment to workers.
To determine the problem of running the ministry with team of management consultants.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
To what extent are the resources adequate for federal ministry of education management effectiveness?
To what extent are the problems of motivations planning affect the profits and payment of salaries to workers?
What is the cause of threat of retrenchment to workers?
What are the problems of running the ministry with the same government?
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This scope of this study is federal ministry of education, Enugu made up of twelve department.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Having seen the dimension of the work, it is believed that suggestion from this study would help in many ways.
It would have help to search for the solutions to the problems facing the civil servants in Nigeria
It would enable the researchers to find ways and means.
It would enable the researcher to determine the effect of these motivating factors on performance or productivity.
With the findings it will help us to make projections and predictions with greater precision concerning the attitude of civil servants to their work.
Management, administrators, directors and policy formulators will gain a lot if they are aware of those factors that spur or inhibit their workers or employees to or from greater performance ad productivities.
Although, this study has accomplished the purpose which is et out to do, one of its limitations is that the validity of the result of findings is dependent on the honesty of the respondents in providing the needed information.
Also finance which is a core area in research located some problems on traveling and consultation to the researcher. Another problem is the unnecessary secrecy purported to prevent the organization from the exposure or probe from members of the society.
Despite these limitations, however, this study was deemed successful because the purpose for which it was designed has been achieved.
EMPLOYEES
There are workers that are being employed by the employed on which certain duties will be allocated to them to discharge it efficiently and effectively so that the employer will through them accomplish the goals and objectives of the organization.
MOTIVATION
It is an energizing force that induces and compels the behaviour of employees
SATISFACTION
To meet up the needs and want of a particular regrets
MANAGEMENT
Is a process of planning organizing directing and controlling to activities of the organization in order to reach its goals and objectives.
EMPLOYER
They are the head of an organization are in charge of the managerial functions.
MORALE
This describes a state of individual’s attitudes, judgement and feeling about work company or supervisor. A man’s moral to an event can be high or low and moral can be influence by needs.