Job Performance and Motivation among Government Employees in Uttar Pradesh

Motivation and performance in administration assume paramount importance in the era of globalization, economic liberalization and new policy regime. There has been increasing demand of transparency and accountability in public administration in the context of globalization, economic liberalization and new policy regime. The improved technologies of information, communication and office management have also widened the scope of transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the governance in India. Motivation among the government officials is crucial for improving the performance and productivity in the organization besides motivation ensures high level achievements and individual performance in the administration. In the changing paradigms of development and governance, motivation assumes greater importance as competitive environment is creating better job opportunities. Thus, organizational effectiveness and smooth functioning of the administration demands high level of motivation in order to achieve the desired goals and objectives and efficient administration. Against this view point , present paper purports to review theoretical perspective of motivation and job performance with special reference to Uttar Pradesh.