Doctoral Candidate
Academic Manager
School of Business, Georgian-American University
Tbilisi, Georgia
ORCID: 0009-0006-7648-9641
mariaarkania@gau.edu.ge

The Impact of Reward Systems on Employee Productivity

 

Reward systems play a critical role in shaping employee productivity by influencing motivation, engagement, and workplace satisfaction; a well-structured system that combines financial and non-financial rewards leads to higher organizational performance. Monetary rewards alone are insufficient to drive sustainable employee productivity; organizations must integrate recognition, career development opportunities, and intrinsic motivators to create a truly effective reward system. The structure and fairness of reward systems directly affect employee productivity, with transparent and personalized incentives resulting in higher output, while poorly designed reward programs contribute to disengagement and turnover.

 

Keywords: Reward systems, Employee productivity, Motivation, Workplace Satisfaction.