The Impact of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards on Teachers Creativity

Abstract

The principal objective of the study is to investigate the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards on teachers’ creativity. Teachers’ creativity is used as dependent variable while intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are used as independent variables. The data are collected from 150 respondents through questionnaires. The principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to check the data validity. The reliability analysis is also performed to make the data reliable. Ordinary least square regression method is used to analyze the impact. The study reveals a positive impact of intrinsic rewards on teachers’ creativity. The extrinsic rewards also have positive impact on teachers’ creativity. It is concluded that rewards enhances creativity behavior of employees. The study recommends increasing intrinsic and extrinsic rewards to enhance teachers’ creativity.

Keywords: Intrinsic Rewards, Extrinsic Rewards, Teachers Creativity

DOI: 10.7176/JRDM/56-03

Publication date:June 30^th 2019