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    Assessment of the role of employee motivation on work performance: A case study of the ministry of finance and economic affairs,Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2014) Ali, Halima T.
    Motivation is a key to human behavior. It plays an important role in performance and other activities and as such the manager should know what motivation is and how subordinates can be motivated towards work performance. However, this is not evident at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) where in recent times the labour front has been plagued with unrests which have created dissatisfaction at the work place; although various motivations in terms of incentives are prevalent. The general objective of the study was to assess the role of employee motivation on work performance at the MoFEA. A case study research design was used in this study. A sample size of 35 respondents was involved. The data collected were analysed and processed by SPSS computer software through the utilization of descriptive statistics where; frequencies, percentages and tables were run. The results from the study revealed that that 82% of the respondents reported the need for promotions and growth in organisation as promotions elevates employees to utilize his/her potentialities while pushing the limits of the organisation’s current position and development. By doing so the organisation outgrows its current responsibilities and takes on new paths for its development. However, 80% of the respondents reported that motivation improves the level of efficiency of the employee as when the employees become satisfied with what the employer provides to him/her efficiency becomes automatically attained for the successful fulfillment of the tasks. Yet, 81% reported the need for provision of feed back to employees as among the strategies to enhance employee work performance because motivations change with time along with the tastes and preferences of workers. Motivation leads to the stability of work force from the fact that a motivated work force becomes stable and works with vigour thereby reducing the possibility of unnecessary labour turnover and absenteeism. However, the provision of feed back to employees being among the strategies to enhance employee work performance is