Public service motivation, employee engagement and task performance among public sector employees of Mpigi District Local Government
Abstract
The Purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between public services
motivation and its relationship with employee engagement and task performance among workers
(staff members of Mpigi District Local Government. The study was intending to achieve objectives:
To examine the relationship between public service motivation and employee engagement, to
ascertain the relationship between employee engagement and task performance and to determine
the relationship between public service motivation and task performance. The study was using
sample of 50 respondents who were adopted using sampling technique data was collected using
self-administered questionnaires and later analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social
Scientists) version 20.0. The findings show that there was a significant relationship between public
service motivation and all components of employee engagement, furthermore the findings show that
employee engagement and task performance are positively and significantly related. Additionally,
the findings show that public service motivation and task performance are positively and insignificantly
related. the study findings recommended that organizational policies, practices and procedures that
are aimed at reducing stress levels such introducing flexi work schedules, work breaks etc. should
be encouraged because they improve on employee commitment and hence increased task
performance.