ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN INFORMATION NETWORK SECURITY AGENCY

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the relationship of motivation on the performance of employees in Information Network Security Agency. It was based on three objectives. Namely, to find out how organizations motivate their employees, to find out the role of motivation on the employee performance in an organization and to find relationship between motivation and employee performance in an organization. The study employed a descriptive study design using both qualitative and quantitative tools. Stratified sampling method was used to determine the sample size which is found to be 92; then the researcher used systematic sampling method to distribute questionnaire. The result shows that Information Network Security Agency use different ways of motivational tools in motivating its employees, that employees are motivated for many reasons such as helping them in organizations to perform their work as assigned, to maintain employees to employers relationship, to encourage employees performance efficiently and effectively, to encourage team work as well as improving on the employees skill at their work places to perform better for improved organizations performance. Based on the result it can be concluded that the employees motivation has a direct impact on employee performance. This indicates that there isa relationship between motivation and employee performance of Information Network Security Agency. This was evidenced by the chi square calculated (Xo 2) that was 96.50 while chi square tabulated (Xc 2) was 3.50 at 1 level degree of freedom from 5% level of significance that made the findings statistically significant.This study suggests that the organization involvement is better to take part in recommending the provision of motivational needs through adjusting and setting clear criteria in the organizational employee directive, besides there should bea greater balance between employees’ needs and organizational needs.