ORGANISATIONAL MOTIVATION AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY: A CASE OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI (FUOYE), NIGERIA

Motivation is the key of a successful organisation to maintain the continuity of the work in a powerful manner and help organizations to survive. The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. This research aims to investigate the effect of organisational motivation on employee performance, using Federal University Oye-Ekiti. Primary case study data and direct observation methods were used in data collection. Wellstructured questionnaires were distributed to 315 members of staff out of 1,470 who were both an academic staff and non-academic staff. A five level Likerts scale measure at different level of agreement to the questions on organisational motivation and how it influences employee performance. The presentation was in tabular form for quantitative data and descriptive analyses. The hypothesis was tested on 0.05 level of significance using multiple regression. The results and findings indicated that the hypothesis testing relationship between motivation indicator and employee performance showed significant relationship with the following indicators; sponsored training, increase salary and open room for staff participation in the decision pertaining their unit/department has influence on their