Journal of Management Information System & E-commerce

The Role of Motivation in Librarians’ Job Performance in Public University Libraries
Vincent E. UNEGBU, Yemisi T. BABALOLA, Comfort B. BASAHUWA

Abstract
Libraries, especially those in higher institutions of learning serve as the knowledge bank of the society and are expected to generate, harness, disseminate and preserve knowledge for their immediate environs and the world at large. Achieving this objective is however not feasible without high performing workforce. Librarians’ job performance is critical to achievement of goals and objectives of the library and the university as a whole. Motivated employees are more likely to give their best of service. Therefore, for librarians to perform optimally means they must be well motivated. This paper highlights the role of motivation on employee performance generally and on librarians’ job performance in particular. Drawing from extant literature, the paper discusses extensively the concept of job performance, the components of job performance, factors that influence job performance, intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and their roles in the job performance of librarians in public university libraries. The paper concludes that conducive work environment, impartial reward system and employee empowerment can motivational factors that can enhance librarians’ job performance. Recommendations were advanced for management action.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jmise.v7n1a1