THE INFULENCE OF EMPLOYEES MOTIVATION ON PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF ‘MOHA SOFT DRINK’ COMPANY IN ADDIS ABABA

Abstract

Currently, Human Resource Management is becoming more indispensable, because employees and their knowledge are the most important aspect that affect productivity of the organizations. Motivation is one of the most important tools of Human Resource Management. Organizations are designing motivation systems in order to encourage employees to perform as well as to attract and retain potential candidates. The main purpose of this study was to assess the influence of employees’ motivation on performance in MOHA soft drink S.C. A quantitative case study methodology was used to questionnaires were distributed to the sample of 272 respondents for MOHA soft drink S.C Nifasilk plant. The study made use of data from primary and secondary sources which were collected using questionnaire administered to 272 employees of selected company plant of personnel record annual reports of the selected plant. The personnel records and annual reports of selected plant were secondary data. The data analysis was carried out using the statistical package for social science (SPSS), whereby the person product moment correlation coefficient was tested in the study. The findings indicated that working environment and employees’ participation on decision making were important factors for employees of the company. Moreover, the study recommends that in order to motivate and show consideration to its employees, the management should work on stablishing motivational tools and create systems