The Effects of Motivation on Performance of Police Force: Case of The Police Force in North Region Pemba, Tanzania.

Mlenge, Mlenge Mohamed (2020) The Effects of Motivation on Performance of Police Force: Case of The Police Force in North Region Pemba, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed at assessing the Effects of Motivation on Performance of Police Force.A Case of the Police Force in North Region Pemba, Tanzania. A descriptive research design with a cross-sectional survey strategy was employed. A sample of 115 employees was selected by simple random sampling. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis techniques were used to analysis data. Results show that motivation has significant positive influence on police work performance. Intrinsic motivation has significant positive influence on police work performance. Extrinsic motivation also was found to have positive influence on police work performance. The study found that there is high performance among police force shown by most police staff having morale and desire of increasing efforts. Moreover, the study findings show that there is high police motivation in police force at North Pemba region .It was recommended that the ministry of home affairs should undertake regular review of motivational strategies particularly considering opportunities of enhancing motivation among police staff in order to effectively increase morale for police staff. Keywords: Motivation, Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation and Performance.

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