Public service motivation and job performance in Bondhere District, Mogadishu, Somalia
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2015
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Kampala International University(KIU)
Abstract
The study seeks to establish the relationship between Public service motivation and
job performance in Bondhere district, Mogadishu, Somalia. The objectives of the
study were to; (i) determine the how motivation of public servant improves job
performance in Bondhere district, Mogadishu, Somalia. (ii) Examine the factors that
motivate the workers of public service in Bondhere district, Mogadishu, Somalia. (iii)
Investigate the relationship between motivation and job performance in Bondhere,
district, Mogadishu, Somalia. The research used a descriptive design, descriptive
correlation, ex-post factor, cross sectional and survey designs in collecting data from
the study population totaling 400 respondents. Sampling technique was used to
select the sample of 200 respondents from the Bondhere, district, local government
officials, councilors, officials and other authorized person. Data was analyzed using
descriptive analysis option of SPSS version (16.0), and was then presented using
Pearson correlation. It was found out that, Motivation remains is a vital push factor
in the performance of workers. Not with standing this, in Bondhere district, workers
were found to be poorly motivated. The poor motivation has had a domino effect on
work performance and the output of workers. It has resulted in poor attitude
towards work, lateness to work, absenteeism and indiscipline.The study
recommends that concerned public service in Bondhere district needs to reward
workers properly since it will motivate them to do a better job. There is an urgent
need for management at the district level to institute end of year awards to
particularly the junior staff who have committed much of their energy to work
thereby contributing largely to the attainment of the mission and vision of the
district. The study recommends that there should be financial decentralization from
the central administration to the various sectors of the district. It is therefore
necessary to decentralize financial administration at the Bondhere district that will
enable management to meet the daily work challenges workers encounter on the
various districts.
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PublicService Motivation, Job Performance, Somalia