EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE USE AS A TOOL FOR JOB MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The extant legion studies on what could make or mar job motivation and employee performance pay little or no attention to language use for job characteristics models and performance management systems. This study seeks to demonstrate how effective use of language could engender job motivation and employee performance and thereby bridge the laid-bare knowledge gap. Relying on secondary data and observation, the study argues that the efficiency of job characteristics models and performance management systems depends on effective language use. In organisations where language is used effectively for these purposes, job motivation and employee performance are made rather than marred. Conversely, where language is misused, lack of job motivation and employee underperformance obtains in the organisations. The study concludes that the way language is used determines the efficiency of job characteristics models and performance management systems in organisations. This reality proves language a veritable tool for job motivation and employee performance in organisations, once used effectively. The study recommends that to significantly motivate employees for maximal performance and attain organisational productivity, language must be used effectively in good light.