Motivational influence and employees’ performance: Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies and Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University in perspective

Abstract

The study examined the influence of motivation on employees’ performance with
reference to two tertiary educational institutions in Ghana. Purposive sampling was
used to select Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated
Development Studies and Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University as the study area.
Purposive sampling technique was again used to select a sample size of 300 from the
two institutions. Data was collected through the use of a questionnaire based on the
Likert scale method. With respect to the main findings, 73% of the respondents
strongly agreed that motivation influences employees’ performance, also 58.0%, of
the study respondents agreed that financial rewards can motivate employees to
increase performance. In all, 70% of the respondents strongly agreed with the
statement that non-financial rewards motivate employees to increase performance as
compared to financial rewards. Finally, 47.0% of the respondents agreed that
employers encounter challenges in motivating hardworking employees. It was
recommended that management focus more on non-financial reward packages such
as promotions, commendations, and feedback to give employees satisfaction and
increase performance.