Nonmonetary Strategies to Increase Employee Job Satisfaction in Nonprofit Organizations

• Main Author: Lovick-McDaniel, Tawana
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: ScholarWorks 2019
• Subjects: Job Satisfaction; Kalleberg; Nonmonetary; Nonprofit; Rewards; Work Values; Business
• Online Access: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7553; https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8825&context=dissertations

Nonprofit organizations' managers face challenges in creating nonmonetary rewards to increase the job satisfaction of staff and productivity of the organization. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the nonmonetary reward strategies that nonprofit organizations' managers used to increase employee job satisfaction. The targeted population included nonprofit managers who had successfully implemented nonmonetary reward strategies to increase employee job satisfaction. Kalleberg's theory of job satisfaction was the conceptual framework for the study. The primary data collection method was semistructured, face-to-face interviews with 3 participants. Secondary data sources included review of company documents such as employee evaluations and work-from-home request forms. Methodological triangulation of data and information was accomplished by comparing data collected from interviews and company documents. Through coding and thematic analysis, 3 primary themes emerged: experience, effective communication, and flexibility. The primary conclusion of this study was that managers use personal experiences as an employee to develop and implement effective reward systems. The implications of this study for social change include the potential to improve employee job satisfaction in nonprofit organizations, which may result in improved employee productivity and promote social development in the community.