Abstract:
Motivation is one of the issues of concern in Human Resources Management. This problem has occupied the attention of many Human Resources Managers due to low level of manpower utilization in our public sector. This work is motivated by the desire to inquire into how manpower utilization can be optimized (increased) using motivation of personnel as a tool, and to identify those motivational strategies that can satisfy employees and increase their level of job performance, with particular attention Ebonyi State Secondary Education Board. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The Supervisor and two other experts carried out the face and content validations. Four hypotheses as was reflected in the four research questions guided the study. Frequencies, percentages and Chi-Square method were used in the analysis. It was found that motivation is a sure tool for optimizing manpower utilization. And that many teachers left the teaching job because of lack of motivation. It was recommended that there is need for equity on how teachers in State Schools and those of their counter-parts in unity Schools are being treated. Hence, uniformity in basic salaries of graduates throughout the Country.
