Assessment of Motivation on the Employees Performance in Agricultural and Livestock Sector at Kyela District Council Tanzania

ABSTRACT 

This study assessed the motivation on employee performance in the local government sector. The study based on four specified research objectives which were to identify the factors which were responsible for general loose of morale at work, to examine the effects of insufficient performance, to assess measures taken by the department in motivating employees towards effective performance and to determine the relationship between the motivation and employees’ performance. From the research, the problem was identified of not providing rewards to employees as motivation to improve performance. The case study research design was used, where by the purposive and random sampling was also used. The sample size was 45 out of 45 respondents thus a census study. Data were gathered through interview and questionnaires and were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The findings indicated that the majority 74% of the respondents agreed that there were no rewards which could motivate the employees to improve performance. However 66% of the employees agreed that there was no morale at work. Only 44% of the employees were motivated by the organization. The outcomes of not motivating employees were revealed where by there was no exact relationship between motivation and performance. The study concluded that there was no motivation which improved employees’ performance. The researcher recommended that the Agriculture and Livestock sector should establish the factors that are improving employees’ morale at work, there should be clear policies of performance for motivation, establish the motivation policies which will motivate employees and put clear the relationship between motivation and performance.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A ii

DECLARATION B iii

DEDICATION v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF TABLES ix

LISTOF FIGURES x

ACRONYMS xi

ABSTRACT xii

CHAPTER ONE

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Li Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of a problem 2

1.3 Purpose of the study 3

L4Objectives 3

1.5 Research questions 3

L6Scope 4

1.7 Significance of the study 5

1.8 Conceptual frame work 6

1.9 Review 7

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 9

2.0 Introduction 9

2.1 Overview

2.3 Theoretical Frame Work 11

2.4 Summary and research gap 15

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16

3.1 Introduction 16

3.2. Research design 16

3.3 Target population 16

3.4 Sampling design 17

3.5 Research instruments 18

3.6 Testing of instruments 19

3.7 Data processing and analysis 22

3.8 Limitations of the study 23

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 Overview 24

4.2 Quantitative analysis 24

4. 3. Qualitative Analysis 37

CHAPTER FIVE 39

5.1 Overview 39

5.2 Findings 39

5.3 Conclusion 43

5.4. Recommendations 44

5.5 Areas for further research 44

REFERENCES 45

APPENDIX A QUESTIONS FOR EMPLOYEE 48

APPENDIX B INTERVIEW GUIDE 51

APPENDIX C LETTER OF INTRODUCTION FROM K.I.U 52

APPENDIX D LETTER OF ADMISSION FROM KDC 53

APPENDIX E THE MAP OF TANZANIA 54

APPENDIX F C.V OF THE RESEARCH 55

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APA

Consults, E. (2022). Assessment of Motivation on the Employees Performance in Agricultural and Livestock Sector at Kyela District Council Tanzania. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-motivation-on-the-employees-performance-in-agricultural-and-livestock-sector-at-kyela-district-council-tanzania

MLA 8th

Consults, Education "Assessment of Motivation on the Employees Performance in Agricultural and Livestock Sector at Kyela District Council Tanzania" Afribary. Afribary, 29 Sep. 2022, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-motivation-on-the-employees-performance-in-agricultural-and-livestock-sector-at-kyela-district-council-tanzania. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

Consults, Education . "Assessment of Motivation on the Employees Performance in Agricultural and Livestock Sector at Kyela District Council Tanzania". Afribary, Afribary, 29 Sep. 2022. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-motivation-on-the-employees-performance-in-agricultural-and-livestock-sector-at-kyela-district-council-tanzania >.

Chicago

Consults, Education . "Assessment of Motivation on the Employees Performance in Agricultural and Livestock Sector at Kyela District Council Tanzania" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/assessment-of-motivation-on-the-employees-performance-in-agricultural-and-livestock-sector-at-kyela-district-council-tanzania