An Assessment of Employees’ Motivation: The Case of Saint Raguel Church Primary and Secondary School

Abstract

This research is aimed to assessing employees’ motivation on job satisfaction and employees’ performance by the case organization, St. Raguel Church Primary and Secondary School. Motivational factors including monetary incentives and other benefits, recognition, career and progression work content and working condition are assessed in order to find motivation effect on employees’ performance. The study was conducted based on the data gathered from St. Raguel Church School. Descriptive design with mixed research approach were employed to answer the research questions that emerged through the review of existing literature and the experiences of the researcher in respect to effect of motivation on job satisfaction and employee performance. The study analyzed data obtained from the survey questionnaire. The result of the study indicated that job satisfaction is highly leads for better employees’ performance in other words; job satisfaction is a significant and strong mediator between motivation and employee performance. In the case organization employees were not highly satisfied and motivated with the current procedure carried out by the institution. It revealed that they are mostly not satisfied with the salary, benefit, and recognition and job security practice of the institution. The study suggested different measures include: implementing clear and appropriate career advancement procedures, providing proper and timely recognition as part of the system, the basis of motivational procedures taken by the organization should follow the interest of employees; shaping and implementing appropriate motivational techniques in order to satisfy its employees and to get high employee performance in order to achieve organizational objectives.