Influence of Motivation on Tea Factory Employee Performance in Kenya. A Case of Kisii County, Kenya

Abstract

The current state of affairs in Kisii County in general as relating to the motivation of tea factory workers makes it necessary to speculate on the extent of achieving the goals of the tea factories. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of motivation on tea factory employee performance in Kisii County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the influence of promotions, to examine the influence of reward system and to determine the influence of bonuses on tea factory employee performance in tea factories of Kisii County. The study made use of a conceptual framework to explain the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable. This study employed a descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study consisted of twenty managers, 200 permanent employees and 300 temporary employees from the tea factories in Kisii County. Purposive sampling was used to sample key informants who in this case are the twenty managers. In this study, 30% of permanent and temporary employees comprised the sample size. Simple random sampling was used to select the permanent and semi-permanent employees. The sample size therefore comprised of 20 managers, 60 permanent employees and 90 temporary employees. This study used questionnaires, interview schedules and document analysis as data collection instruments. The reliability and validity of research instruments was conducted before embarking in data collection. In this, study data was organized, presented, analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistical techniques. The findings of the study may enable the management of tea factories in Kisii County in general to establish the motivational structures responsible for motivation of the employees in the factory.