The Influence of Motivation on Job Performance for Local Government Employees: A Case Study of Bukoba Municipal Council, Tanzania.

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of motivation on job performance in Local Government Authorities particularly in Bukoba Municipal Council (BMC) in Kagera, Tanzania. The study was guided by the following three specific objectives (i) to examine the influence of financial motivation on job performance in BMC (ii) to examine the influence of non - monetary motivation on job performance in BMC (iii) to examine the dominant motivation factors in BMC. The study was quantitative in nature. The population size was 140 employees and the sample size was 103 which was calculated by using the formula of Yamane (1967:886). The structured questionnaires were used to collect data from the field. Data collected were analyzed quantitatively via Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) with descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The findings revealed that financial and non–financial motivations were found significantly influencing job performance in BMC. The results also show that in respect to the dominant motivation factors, the employees in BMC prefer financial and non – financial motivation factors. The results support the Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of Needs Theory. The study recommends that financial and non – financial variables should be given the same weight / priority in organizational motivation schemes in LGA’s. The same study can also be conducted in other locations for the purpose of verifying and justifying the findings of this study because it is crucial to really understand the efficacy of motivation towards job performance in LGA’s. Keywords: Employee, Job Performance, Local Government and Motivation