The Effects of Motivation on Employees‟ Performance at Jimma City Administration Civil Service Sectors

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine the effects of motivation on employee’s job performance at Jimma city civil service sectors. Quantitative Primary data were collected using questionnaire from 308 participants that were selected from 25 sectors of the city using proportional allocation method and qualitative data was collected from purposely selected participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics of correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the empirical data and thematic data analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data. Pearson correlation Coefficient (r) was used to the correlation result indicated that there were positive relationship between all of independent variables and the dependent variable. This implies that any increase or decrease on the independent variable will bring corresponding change on employees’ job performance. Hence, it was recommended that Jimma city civil service sectors should periodically review its practice on extrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors, working condition and co-worker relationship in order to improve the limitation and to identify its effectiveness on employees’ job performance.