The Effects of Passion for Work on Individual Work Performance of Medical Research Institutions Employees in Tanzania.

Sigauke, Abie (2025) The Effects of Passion for Work on Individual Work Performance of Medical Research Institutions Employees in Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of passion for work on employees’ work performance among employees of medical research institutions in Tanzania. Specifically, the study assessed the level of passion for work and determined the effect of its two dimensions of harmonious and obsessive passion for work on employees’ work performance among employees in medical research organizations in Tanzania. The study was illuminated by the self-determination theory. Guided by the positivism philosophy with a deductive research approach, the study employed a quantitative method with an explanatory research design. A cross-sectional survey strategy was used where a structured questionnaire link (through Google Forms, was shared with the intended population of all 180 employees through their emails and WhatsApp group accounts. In total, 140 questionnaires were individually received and qualified for data analysis. A linear multiple regression analysis technique was used to test the two hypotheses and sub-hypotheses of the study after the model's underlying assumptions were tested and satisfied. The results showed employees exhibited a high passion for work (harmonious and obsessive) and individual work performance (task, contextual, adaptive and counterproductive work behaviour). Harmonious passion for work significantly positively affected the overall employee performance and its dimensions of task, contextual and adaptive performance but negatively the employees counterproductive work behaviour. Obsessive work performance was found to have a positive and significant effect on employees’ counterproductive work behaviour. The conclusion, therefore, is that the more employees are harmoniously passionate about their work the more they perform and the lesser their likelihood of engaging in counterproductive work behaviour. The study recommends organizations to inculcate working environments that promote passion for work among employees. Keywords: passion for work, individual work performance, medical institution employees, Tanzania.

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