The influence of extrinsic motivation on employee’s performance in Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) – Morogoro

Mindika, Zuhura Rashidi (2023) The influence of extrinsic motivation on employee’s performance in Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) – Morogoro. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study sought to examine the influence of extrinsic motivation on employee’s performance in Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) Morogoro. The study was guided by following specific objectives; to identify the effect of praise on Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency employee’s performance, to determine the effect of payment on Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency employee’s performance and to determine the effect of punishments on Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency employee’s performance. The study adopted a positivist research philosophy, Quantitative approach and the case study design was used at the collection of the information at one specific point in times. The target population was 320 respondents; therefore, 80 respondents were the sample size of the study. Sampling techniques used was stratified random sampling. The questionnaires were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. The findings revealed that personalized praise this includes features or tangible rewards that are tailored to a person's unique personality or interests. Secondly it was found that payment is the good for all the efforts that have been made by the employee. Third object it was revealed that there is a significant impact of varying punishment on employee performance. The study recommends that employees should aim to write incentive plans and present them to management during general meetings as a special agenda in the organization's performance. Keywords: extrinsic motivation, employee’s performance, employee’s, performance, motivation

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