International Journal of Academic Accounting, Finance & Management Research (IJAAFMR)
  Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 11 | Page No.: 137-148
An Explicandun of Motivation and Employee Productivity In Idemili North Local Government System Of Anambra State (2014 - 2019)
OBI, HELEN OBIAGALI PhD & CHUKWURAH, DANIEL CHI JUNIOR PhD

Abstract:
The study focused on motivation and employee productivity in Idemili North Local Government Area ofAnambra Slate. The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of motivation on employee productivity in Idemili North L.G.A using a structured questionnaire and .interview tools administered on 179 staff. The study anchored on Abraham M'aslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory (1954). The population of the study is 325 people derived from the seven departments of the local government under study. The researcher used Taro Yamane formula to determine the sample size of the study. During analysis of data chi-square was used in generating the result. The findings of the study revealed that motivation affects the quality of services rendered in Idemili North L.G.A ofAnambra Stale and that Motivation affects employee Job Satisfaction. Also motivation has a significant positive effect on employee productivity. Additionally, the effect of motivation on organizational commitment is positive and statistically significant. The study therefore, recommends that the management of Idemili North L.G.A ofAnambra State should adequately motivate their staff to ensure maximum productivity.