ARISI-NWUGBALLA, Emmanuel Agwu
Department of Business Management
Faculty of Management Sciences
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
nwugballa@gmail.com
EMAIMO, John
Rectory Office
Federal College of Dental
Technology and Therapy, Enugu
johnemaimo@gmail.com
NWANKWOALA, Chiemena Joshua
Department of Primary Education
Federal College of Education
Ehe-Amufu, Enugu State
nwankwoalaj@gmail.com
NWACHUKWU, Udoka Lawrence
Department of Business Management
Faculty of Management Sciences
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
udoka1882@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The study examined the effect of employee motivation on organizational performance amidst
covid-19 pandemic. The study adopted a survey research design, and adopted non-teaching
members of staff of 7 faculties of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology. A
structured questionnaire served as instrument of primary data collection. The linear regression
statistic was used to test the formulated for the study. The study found that employee well-being
has significant effect on organizational performance and that employee compensation has a
significant effect on organizational performance. The study concludes that employee motivation
in the form of promoting employee wellbeing and employee compensation results in
organizational productivity, and recommends that employers that desire improved performance
should develop and maintain compensation packages that recognize employees’ effort.