PROMOTION AND JOB SATISFACTION: A PRECURSOR OF HIGH PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

This study examined promotion and job satisfaction vis-a-vis high performance in organizations. The aim of this paper is to establish how promotion and job satisfaction serve as precursors to high performance. This paper employed equity theory as its
theoretical lens. The study used secondary sources of data. The data was generated through the reviewing of relevant extant literature drew from peer reviewed articles, other published and unpublished texts. Content analysis was used for data analysis. The study revealed among others that promotion and job satisfaction are precursors to high performance in organizations. In addition, this paper found that effective promotion policy and implementation will boost employees' morale in discharging responsibilities/duties, which in turn begets job satisfaction. The study concludes that promotion and job satisfaction are influences of high performance, because the twin concepts boost employees' morale and reduce labour turnover. Therefore, it is recommended inter alia that organizations should adopt and strengthen an effective as well as equitable promotion system. In addition, promotion should be accompanied by a proportionate rise in pay, and other fringe benefits since it boosts employees' morale in discharging responsibilities and in turn employee performance.