THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE’S PERFORMANCE IN THE CASE OF SAMMAKKA STONE PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

Abstract

The Primary purpose of this study is to identify employee motivation factors and their effect on employee‟s performance. The design of the study was explanatory. A well-structured self-administered questionnaire was used as the main tool for data collection and was administered to 160 respondents, out of which 149(93%) were retrieved and appropriately filled. Reliability of the research instrument was calculated and found to be 0.826which means all items are reliable and data has internal consistency and acceptable for further analysis. The data were analysed using inferential statistical approach. Findings of the study shows that 97.4% of the variation in the dependent variable (employee performance) was explained by motivational factors group. Among motivational factors group career development has the most dominant effects on employee performance followed by recognition factors group. The study found that extrinsic factors were considered to have more significant effects on employee‟s performance than intrinsic factors. Therefore, the managers at Sammakka Stone Private Limited Company should exploit extrinsic factors such career development, recognition, modern leadership style, good working environment and attractive compensation and benefit packages in their human resource management practices particularly in strategic human resource management to ensure that the employees have a sense of security with their jobs and are well motivated to perform their tasks at their best.