Employee Motivation and Project Success of Ngos in Mogadishu-Somalia

ABSTRACT This study investigated the role played by employee motivation and project success of NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study was motivated by the fact that these projects were reported to have been going through a difficult time in terms of their performance. The objectives of the study were to 1) Detei1.nine the level of employee motivation at selected NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia. 2). Identify the relationship between employee motivation and project success at selected NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia. The design adopted was on quantitative approach using this method; the researcher used a structured questionnaire ( close ended). A research population of 100 was identified and a sample size of 80 respondents was computed using the Slovene's fonnula. In selecting the respondents the researcher used simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. From the findings it was intended to identify the relationship between employee motivation and project success in selected NGO's Mogadishu-Somalia. It was guided by two specific objectives 1) to determine the level of employee motivation at selected NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia. II) To identify the relationship between employee motivation and project success at selected NGOs in Mogadishu, Somalia. For data analysis, the study employed Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) to provide means and standard deviation. i) Salary pay (mean index= 3. 7 4, stander deviation. = 1.1688); ii) Incentive (mean index= 3.85, stander deviation.= 1.054). Results using person's correlation found that employee motivation is moderate correlated with; i) on salary pay= 0.408, sig= 0.000. Also project success has strong correlation with, ii) incentive pay= 0.572, sig=0.000; finally the two variables, employee motivation and project success have strong correlation with 0.593.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION A ....................................................................................................................... i

APPROVEL .................................................................................................................................. ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................................. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................. v

LIST FIGURES ........................................................................................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... x

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. xi

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................ 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................ ......... ................... 1

1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................ 1

1.1.1 Historical perspective .......................................................................................................... I

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective ....................................................................................................... 2

1.1.3 Conceptual perspective ....................................................................................................... 4

1.1.4 Contextual perspective ........................................................................................................ 5

1.2 State1nent of the proble111 ....................................................................................................... 5

1.3 Purpose of the study .......................... ............................................. ........................................ 6

1.4 Research objectives ................................................................................................................ 6

1.5 Research questions ................................................................................................................. 6

1.6 Hypothesis .......................................... .................................................................................... 7

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1.7 The scope of the study ........................................................................................................... 7

1. 7 .1 Geo graphic scope ................................................................................................................ 7

1.7.2 Time scope .......................................................................................................................... 7

1. 7 .3 Content scope ...................................................................................................................... 7

1.8 Significance of the study ........................................................................................................ 7

CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................... 9

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE .................................................................................. 9

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 9

2.1 Conceptual Review ................................................................................................................ 9

2.2 Conceptual Framework ........................................................................................................ 10

2.3 Theories of motivation ......................................................................................................... 11

2.4 Project Success ..................................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... 24

METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................... 24

3.0 Introduction ........... ................................................................................. .... .......................... 24

3. I Research design .................................................................................... ................................ 24

3.2 Research Population ............................................................................................................. 24

Table 3.2.1: Target population ............................................................................................... 25

3 .3 Sa1nple size .......................................................................................................................... 25

Table: 3 .3 .1 San1ple size ......................................................................................................... 25

3 .4 Sa1npling Procedure ............................................................................................................. 25

3 .5 Research Instlu1nent. .................................................... ...... .................................................. 26

3 .6 Validity and Reliability of the Instmment ........................................................................... 26

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3.7 Data Gathering Procedures .................................................................................................. 27

3.8 Data Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 27

3.9 Ethical Considerations ......................................................................................................... 27

3.10 Limitations of the study ..................................................................................................... 27

CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 29

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANLYSIS ......................................... 29

4.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 29

4.1 Demographic data on the category ofrespondents .............................................................. 29

4.2 Data presentation and analysis ............................................................................................. 33

4.2.1 Description of the independent variable ........................................................................... 33

4.2.2 Motivation in terms of salary pay ..................................................................................... 34

4.2.3 Motivation in tenns of incentive pay ..................... ........................................................... 35

4.2.4 Description of the dependent variable .............................................................................. 35

4.2.5 Pearson's con-elation between employee motivation and project success ........................ 37

4.3 Findings ................................................................................................................................ 39

CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................... 43

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................... .43

5.0 Introduction .............................................................................. ............................................ 43

5.1. Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 43

5.1. lEinployee n1otivation ......................................................................................................... 43

5.1.2. Project success ................................................................................................................. 46

5.1.3 Relationship between employee motivation and project success .................................... .47

5.2 Conclusions ............................................................ ...................................................... ........ 49