The Effectiveness of Employees’ Motivation on Job Satisfaction in Public Organizations A Case of Ilala Municipal Council.

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of employees’ motivation on job satisfaction in public organizations, using Ilala Municipal Council as a case study. The study used a quantitative research approach in which inferential statistics were used to determine findings and draw conclusions. The sample size was 97 respondents, and data was collected using a questionnaire. The data collected from relevant respondents was analyzed using a regression analysis. Employee motivation was found to have a significant relationship with the outcome variable in the study -job satisfaction. The study concluded that there was a strong relationship between employees' motivation and job satisfaction and that providing employees with incentive packages such as training, promotion, and recognition had a positive effect on employee job satisfaction. Finally, the study recommended that Ilala Municipal Council provide intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to their staff in order to increase job satisfaction; that Ilala Municipal Council management use the available incentive packages incorporated into the motivation policy to influence employees' job satisfaction; and that Ilala Municipal Council management review its motivation system in order to reflect employees' education, economic status, and employment status.