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.