Motivation and Employee Performance in Selected Non Governmental Organisations in Erigavo Somalia

ABSTRACT This study carried out an investigation on motivation and employees’ performance in Nongovernmental organizations in Erigavo Somalia with specific interest on two Nongovernmental organizations namely Somaliland youth development and voluntary organization, Danish refugee council. The objectives of the study were to determine the level of motivation, to determine the level of employee performance, and to establish the relationship between the level of motivation and employees’ performance in the two Nongovernmental Organizations. The study employed a descriptive correlational study design which involved both qualitative and quantitative approaches. With regards to this method, the researcher used a structured questionnaire which was based on simple and understandable questions. Responses from the 104 respondents suggested that the levels of motivation were relatively lower than the standard expected. The researcher found out that though some strides have been made in improvement of the motivation aspects; still there are a couple of challenges which hamper the performance of the employees. As a result the employees’ performance has remained to be significantly low. It was also established that there was indeed a causal relationship between motivation and employee performance which stood at 0.833 on the Pearson Correlation scale which was interpreted as positive and strong relationship. The researcher suggested that it has become imperative that there must be significant improvement on the aspects by means of revising the employees pay structure, improving recognition of employees, allowing employees’ unions in organizations etc. This according to the researcher would help improve the performance of the employees.