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Effect of Employee Motivation on Employee Performance

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  • Sandhu, Moeed Ahmad
  • Iqbal, Javed
  • Ali, Waris
  • Tufail, Muhmmad Sajid

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Purpose: The study empirically analyzes the moderating role of government support policy on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, technology orientation and performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in northeast Nigeria. &Design/Methodology/Approach: The paper adopts quantitative survey method using structured questionnaires, data was collected from 240 SME owner-managers in northeast Nigeria. The data collected was analyzed using Partial Least Squares PLS-SEM.&Findings: The findings of the study indicates a significant positive relationship between EO, TO and Performance of SMEs. Additionally, the outcomes of the study authenticate that government support policy moderates the relationship between EO, TO and performance of SMEs in Nigeria.Implications/Originality/Value: The study have practical implication for government, policy makers, regulators, SMEs owner-managers and other stakeholders to recognize government support as it affects SMEs performance. The study further add to the frontier of knowledge on the importance of GSPs in strengthen the relationship between the variables and SMEs performance. This is the first study that focuses on testing the moderating role of government support policy on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, technology orientation and SMEs performance in Nigeria.

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  • Sandhu, Moeed Ahmad & Iqbal, Javed & Ali, Waris & Tufail, Muhmmad Sajid, 2017. "Effect of Employee Motivation on Employee Performance," Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan, vol. 3(1), pages 85-100, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:src:jbsree:v:3:y:2017:i:1:p:85-100
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.26710/jbsee.v3i1.182
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    1. Bojan Moric Milovanovic & Zoran Bubas & Matea Cvjetkovic, 2022. "Employee Readiness for Organizational Change in the SME Internalization Process: The Case of a Medium-Sized Construction Company," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-14, March.
    2. Muhammad Donal Mon & Friska Ariani Br Sitepu, 2023. "Factors Affecting Employee Performance in The Hospitality Industry in Batam City, Indonesia," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(7), pages 1086-1094, July.
    3. Jeanny Yola Winokan & Wilson Bogar & Sjeddie R. Waiting & Marthinus Mandagi, 2022. "The Effect of Leadership Style and Work Climate on Employee Performance In The Population and Family Planning Department of Manado City," Technium Social Sciences Journal, Technium Science, vol. 27(1), pages 1-13, January.

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