- Title
- The influence of compensation packages at Mercedes Benz South Africa (MBSA) on motivating employees and increasing productivity
- Creator
- McMillan, Sabrina Lietta
- Subject
- Incentives in industry -- South Africa
- Subject
- Incentive awards -- South Africa Employee motivation -- South Africa Performance Mercedes-Benz of South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MBA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/41493
- Identifier
- vital:36493
- Description
- Mercedes-Benz of South Africa (MBSA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the global company, Daimler AG and is based in East London, South Africa. The manufacturing plant currently produces the Mercedes-Benz C-class for the local and export market. It also produces Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles and buses, and FUSO trucks. MBSA`s headquarters, marketing and support divisions are located in Zwartkop, Gauteng, from where the Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Western Star and FUSO products are marketed and financed. MBSA have a defined motivational strategy that in principal covers the scope of motivational theories research worldwide. However, the researcher is investigating whether the motivational tactics used by MBSA are effective or if there is room for improvement. The researcher investigates using performance-based rewards to motivate employees by increasing the variable compensation package within MBSA. The researcher collected primary data by means of a questionnaire distributed to the employees in different divisions within MBSA. From the data collected the researcher found conclusive evidence that there is room for improvement within the compensation package at MBSA. The researcher makes recommendations on how the compensation package can be improved to increase motivation and productivity.
- Format
- x, 118 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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