Does Motivation Affect Employees' Productivity?

Although motivation and productivity have been thoroughly researched, the knowledge of how humanitarian organizations’ employees in Yemen perceive motivation roles in enhancing their productivity is lacking. Such knowledge is critical because humanitarian organizations in Yemen are expanding their services and putting increased demands on their employees. This study aimed at gaining in-depth knowledge on how employees in humanitarian organizations in Yemen perceive the role of motivation in enhancing productivity via investigating how motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) could influence employees' productivity in humanitarian organizations in Yemen. The quantitative approach was followed through distributing 361 questionnaires, yielding a 39.9% response rate. The study findings indicated that there is a positive significant relationship between motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) and employees’ productivity. Moreover, there is a significant positive impact of motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) on employees’ productivity. This study recommends decision makers at humanitarian organizations in Yemen to pay more attention to motivation in order to enhance employees’ productivity which will have positive consequences for the employees and the organization. Employees will be more productive if they are well-motivated; and if this motivation is practiced properly, the organizational goals in turn will be achieved effectively