Investigating the Influence of Motivation on Employee’s Job Performance in Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.17605/cajssh.v6i2.1180Keywords:
Motivation, Employee, Job Performance, Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba State, NigeriaAbstract
This study investigates the influence of motivation on employee’s job performance in Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, Taraba State. With the aid of the study objectives, two hypotheses were formulated in the study. A sample size of 334 was adopted from the population of the study using Taro Yamane formular for sample size determination. The proportionate sampling technique was used in the study to determine the number of respondents drawn from each of the departments in the FMC, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The summation of all the responses were presented using frequency distribution tables and simple percentages. In addition, the mean analysis was used to analyze the data generated from the field while the multiple regression statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses formulated in the study. The findings reveal among others that, motivation in the form training and development programmes has a significant impact on employee’s job performance in FMC Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The study concludes that motivation in the form of training and development programs and prompt payment of staff salaries and basic entitlements influences employee’s job performance in FMC Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The study recommends among others that, Federal Medical Centre Jalingo, should continue to motivate its employees through training and development programmes in the form of seminars, workshops, conferences etc. By so doing, the skills, values, and knowledge of the employees would improve which in turn leads to enhanced employee’s job performance and greater overall job satisfaction.
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