Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Personnel and Organisation, , course: MBA, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this project is to look at the effects of motivation on staff turnover a case of teachers in private schools in Busia municipality. The statement of the problem is, since motivation leads to attainment of goals, teachers need to be effectively motivated by the management so that they work towards the achievement of the institution's objectives of offering quality education to produce good results to enable the learners move from primary to secondary. This will sustain the school as a business organization whose major aim is to make profit. The general objective is to look at the effects of motivation on staff turnover. We shall look at three main specific objectives; effect of monetary incentives on teacher motivation which is the main source of basic needs; effects of non-monetary incentives on motivation highlighting how non-monetary rewards like participative decision making, autonomy to the job, organizational practices, and recognition can motivate a teacher to work hard towards achievement of organizational objectives; and the effect of interpersonal relationships on motivation of teachers. The respondents are the directors and teachers of private schools in Busia municipality. The directors are the employers and the teacher's employees. The variables involved are motivation as independent variable and ...