Employee Motivation and Performance in Tanzania: The Case of Zanzibar Judiciary.

Mohammed, Nassor Khamis (2020) Employee Motivation and Performance in Tanzania: The Case of Zanzibar Judiciary. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Judiciary is one among the three organs of the State. Other organs are Executive and Legislature. The major task of the judiciary is to interpret laws in the process of dispensing justice. The key principle of dispensation of justice is to ensure that justice is not only done but is seen to be done. The main objective of the study therefore was to determine the level of motivation, level of job satisfaction, level of job performance available in the judiciary. The study also determined the relationship between motivation and job performance as well as that of job satisfaction and job performance. The study involved interviewing employees of the Zanzibar Judiciary at the level of Judges and Magistrates only. Structured questionnaires were used to collect relevant data for the study. Also verbal conversations were made to have conformity of the data collected. The findings showed that most of Judges and Magistrates (over 40%) have enough experience of their job. More over 50% they had higher motivation do their work generally, the judges and magistrates perform duty mostly because they love their job and not necessarily due to intrinsic benefits which they obtain. This study therefore addresses very important administrative component on understanding motivation in judiciary system for improving workforce of the judiciary. Keywords: Performance, Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Judiciary.

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