Assessing The Role Of Work Motivation On Employee Performance In Nigerian Banking Industry

The banking sector plays a significant role in a contemporary world of money and economy. The purpose of this study is to "assess the role of work motivation on employee Performance in Nigerian Banking Industry. The relationship between people and their work has long attracted psychologists, behavioral scientists and, also, economic scientists. Early management theories suggested using financial compensation to impel motivation and job performance. The past two decades have seen tremendous growth in the use of goal setting and management by objectives programmers. More recently, cybernetic control, resource allocation, and social-cognitive theories have been used to examine more closely how particular attributes of a goal, a person and a situation influence goal striving and performance.In the study of human behavior, motivation is a basic psychological process, like perception and learning. On the other hand, it must be remembered that motivation should not be thought as the only explanation of behavior. Many people equate the causes of perception and learning, it is presented here as being a very important process in understanding behavior. It interacts with and acts in conjunction with other psychological process and personality. Motivation cannot be seen, all that can be seen is behavior. Many believe that the key to improve performance and productivity in any area/endeavor is motivation rather than ability. The challenge for today management is to administer motivational programs and variables, which will encourage employees to improve their work performance.