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Employee Motivation and Performance in Ghana’s Local Governance System: The Experience of the Kwahu South Municipal Assembly



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Akpeko Agbevade

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2185/2026.02.003

University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

The study specifically examined the effects of employee motivation on the job performance of local government units in Ghana using the Kwahu South Municipal Assembly as a case study. The study used the mixed method with a sample size of 90 respondents based on simple random sampling technique and deployed the Vroom Yetton’s expectancy theory of motivation. The key findings of the study were: First, the Kwahu South Municipal Assembly implemented motivation strategies such as: working salary, employee training and development as well as periodic promotion based on performance and availability of vacancies to motivate the employees of the Assembly. Second, though all the employees admitted that the motivation strategies did influence their performance, they were not enough to effectively motivate them; hence some of the employees of the Assembly alluded to the fact that motivation was inadequate in the Assembly. Based on the findings, the study recommends the following: The Assembly should formulate and implement employee-centered motivation strategies that meet the motivation needs of employees and there should be improved conditions of service for employees of the local governance system.

local governance, Kwahu South Municipal Assembly, employee, motivation, performance