ABSTRACT

This study examined impact of motivation on employee performance using selected firms in Bida Local Government Area of Niger State as the study area. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive survey design.  The sample of the study constituted of 230 respondents. A questionnaire was used to gather data while table and simple percentage were used to analyze the data. Major findings revealed that employees are the most important resource to the organization because they contribute to innovation, adjustment and other important values that would not be done by other resources such as machinery,motivation is about giving your staff the right mixture of guidance, direction, resources and rewards so that they are inspired and keen to work in the way that you want them to and finance is one of the interrelated functions which deal with personal function, marketing function, production function and research and development activities of the business. It was recommended that managers should try to motivate their staff with both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and employees should put in their best towards achieving the organization’s goal.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE       ……………….…………………………………………………i

DEDICATION …………………………… ……..………………………………ii

DECLARATION ……………………………….…………………………….......iii

CERTIFICATION ………………………………………………………………..iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………..………………….v

TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………….…………..vi

LIST OF TABLES …………………………………………………………….…ix

ABSTRACT ……………………………………………………………………….x

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….1

1.1     Background to the Study…………………………………………... ………1

1.2     Statement of the Problem …………………………………. ……………….4

1.3     Purpose of the Study ……………………………………….. …….............5

1.4     Research Questions ……………………………………….....……...............6

1.5     Significance of the Study …………………………………….…………….6

1.6     Scope and Limitation of the Study …………………………………………6

1.7     Operational Definition of Terms……………………………………………7

CHAPTER TWO

2.0    REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ……………………………….8

2.1     Introduction …………………………………………………………………8

2.2     Theoretical Framework on Motivation............................................................8

2.3    Empirical Review on Related Studies………………………………………10

2.3.1    Concept of Finance…………………………………………………………10

2.3.2    Concept of Motivation……………………………………………………..17

2.3.3    Concept of Job Performance……………………………………………….21

2.3.4    Concept of Employee Development……………………………………….24

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     METHODOLOGY…………..…………………………………………....27

3.1     Introduction …………………………………………..…..…. …...............27

3.2     Research Design ……………………………………….…………………..27

3.3     Population of the Study ……………………………….…………………...27

3.4     Sample Size and Sampling Procedure …………………………………….28

3.5     Instrumentation …………………………………….……..………… ……28

3.6     Validity and Reliability of the Instrument …………….…………………..28

3.7     Data Collection Procedure………………………….……………..…….....29

3.8     Method of Data Analysis ……………………………………………….....29

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0                  DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION………………30

4.1     Introduction …………………………………….………………………….30

4.2     Analysis of Respondents Personal Data………………..………………….30

4.3     Analysis of Research Questions………………………………....................31

4.4     Discussion of Findings …………………………………………………….38

4.5     Summary of the Chapter……………………………………………………39

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0                  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS……………..40

5.1     Introduction …………………………………………………….................40

5.2     Summary ………………….……………………………………... ……….40

5.3     Conclusion……………………….. ………………………… ……………41

5.4     Recommendations..………………………..……………………................41

5.5     Suggestions for Further Research ………………...……………………….42

REFERENCES ……………………………………………..……………...43

          APPENDICES ……………………………………………………………..45