Influence of Motivation on Worker’ Performance Among Health Workers at Uyui District, Tanzania.

Mwailagila, Benjamin (2024) Influence of Motivation on Worker’ Performance Among Health Workers at Uyui District, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the impacts motivation to workers affects work performance among health workers at Uyui District. It specifically aimed to determine the effects of working environment, to examine effects of promotions practices and the effects of recognition practices on employees’ performance of health workers, using Herzberg’s Theory of motivation. It also employed a positivist philosophy, quantitative research approach and descriptive research design, whereby targeted population was 159and the sample size was 114 obtained through simple random sampling technique. Data was collected from primary source only using Questionnaires and were analyzed by using SPSS, V.26, through which the researcher performed descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and multiple regression analysis. The findings shows that Working Environment scored had a correlation of 0.778, which was significant at 0.000 meaning that Working Environment has positive correlation on the employee performance. Also, Promotion Practices (PP), had a correlation of 0.788, which was significant at 0.000) meaning that there is a positive correlation between promotion practices and employee performance and lastly Recognition Practices (RR) was correlated at 0.777, and significant at 0.000) meaning that there was positive correlation to the employee performance. Basing on the findings it can be established that motivation has a positive and significant correlation on the performance of employees in health sector. Also, the administration of Uyui District Council should ensure offering bonuses and performance-based incentives to reward and motivate employees in health sector and this will ensure employee loyalty to their job positions.

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