ABSTRACT

The study examined the impact of motivation on the achievement of organizational goals. Following the importance ofthe relationship 'etween employee motivation and the achievement oforganizational goal ofthe study, the follow ing objectives were considered; to determine the relationship between employees motivation and achievement of organizational goal in Imo Housing Estate, ascertain thefactors affecting staffmotivation in Imo Housing Estate, determine the effect ofmotivation on organizational goat For the study to befeasible, 82 respondents with the help of well-structured questionnairewat administered, to the respondents. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple, regression analysis vis-a-vis Eviews 8.0 Statistical package 4and consequen ly interpreted.The followingfindings were made: the socio-economic profile ofthe respondent >ere favorable, for instance, the mean age ofthe respondents in the study was 33years indicating that these workers are still active and productive. Secondly, there was positive relationship between employee’s motivation and achievement of organizational goal: increase in employees' motivation resulted to increase in achievement of organizational goal. Furthermore; the coefficient of determination, work experience (0.04), educational qualification ( .64), Poor Salary (0.11), lack offinance (0.30), recognition (0.03) andpromotion (0.04), are} ositively related to employee performance, while Management (-0.016), Corruption (-0.14) are negatively related. Therefore, it was concluded that motivation has a positive and negative imyact on the achievement oforganizational goal. It was recommended that: For public, organization to benefit from these motivational tools effectively, first it is necessary to establish rec ignition as a widely applied practice. Awarding certificate ofappreciation should be established as a more frequently used method rather than an incentive that is used only in some except, anal cases and also provision ofsocial services such as health and housingfacilities and invo cement ofemployees on social activities such as sports activities i.e. family day as non-monetary incentives among the member of the organization may help to enhance motivation on employees by creating positive work environment.