Motivational Factors Affecting Performance of the Millennial Generation in the Intergovernmental Organizations: A Case of the United Nations

Research Project Submitted to the Chandaria School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration (MBA)The purpose of this study was to determine motivation factors affecting the millennial generation in the intergovernmental organizations, case of United Nations. Specifically, the research sought to determine, to what extent career progression opportunities, employment benefits and competitive basic salary affect motivation of the millennial employees. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of this study consisted of the millennial employees working for United Nations, on non-permanent employment basis. The population size was 1554 employees. Stratified random sampling was used, from which the statas were considered. The sample size for the study was 310 respondents. Data collection was done with closed ended questionnaires and was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Content validity was done to ascertain clarity and simplicity. Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation was employed, at the same time inferential analysis was done using regression and correlation analysis to establish the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The results of the questionnaires were presented using tables and figures. The finding revealed that majority consider career progression opportunities before accepting any job offer. In addition, supervisor has had interest in their career progression. It was also revealed that millennials can reject a new job offers if awarded a job promotion with the current employer. A Pearson correlation analysis established a positive and significant relationship between the variables (p<0.05). The regression results showed that 20.3% of the variation in motivation was explained by the variations in career progression and the p value was significant (p<0.05). Analysis of the second objective shows that in employment retirement benefits are important to stimulate individuals to work hard. Most of the respondents strongly agreed that they value health insurance benefits offered by the employer. The findings also show that education benefit offered by employer is important. A Pearson correlation analysis established a positive and significant relationship between the variables (p<0.05). The results of the regression analysis revealed that 38.8% of the variation in motivation was explained by the variations in employee benefits and the p value was significant (p<0.05). v The study revealed that good basic salary is a major driver for stimulation at work. Majority agreed that they would relinquish current position, if offered with another well-paid basic salary job. A Pearson correlation analysis established a positive and significant relationship between the variables (p<0.05). The results showed that 85.3% of the variation in motivation was explained by the variations in employee benefits and the p value was significant (p