Factors Influencing Employee Motivation

Madembwe, Leo V. (2023) Factors Influencing Employee Motivation. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Motivated employees are relevance for high job performance than unmotivated ones. Knowledge of motivating employees depending on relevant programs upon fulfilling job satisfaction. It discourse the factors influencing employee motivation of Dodoma city council. Specifically it addressed; to determine the extrinsic motivation system that affects Dodoma city council, to determine the intrinsic motivational aspect of Dodoma city council and to suggest measures for improving employee motivation in Dodoma city council. The study used a cross-sectional design that emphasizes data collection at a particular moment in time. Data were collected from 86 respondents in Dodoma city council. Statistical package for social science to facilitate data analysis. The findings revealed that extrinsic motivation system that affects Dodoma city council were lack of bonus which accounted for (58.1%), followed by existence of underpaid that reported by (57%). The underpaid is one of the extrinsic motivation factors that limit performance of local government authority. Lack of bonus specifically hindered specific performance of Dodoma city council. The intrinsic motivational aspect of Dodoma city council on the other hand were existence of praise that management impose, findings accounted for (62.8%) of respondents and recognition reported by (58.1%) respectively. The measures for improving employee motivation were management appreciation of employees, management responsibility to appreciate employees are motivation catalysts for improvement. Local government authority is advised to harmonize the extrinsic motivation system through monetary extrinsic like salary increases and bonuses for economic condition advancement. Keywords: Employee motivation, Dodoma City Council.

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