Study of the Factors Affecting Athletes Motivation in Ethiopian Athletics Federration
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2012-08
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The major purpose of the study is to assess Athletes’ motivational factors and to see the gap
between what the athletes expect to gain from their work place and what the federation offers to
them .The thesis reviewed different concepts related to the topic. The study adopts descriptive
research design and both probabilistic and non probabilistic research design were used within the
study. From the probabilistic simple random formula was used. The study was used both
qualitative and quantitative research approaches.
Besides data was collected through questionnaire and interview and analyzed using percentage,
graph and table. The study identified that, the intrinsic and extrinsic factors are important
motivational factors, the reward system is not tied to work place, praise to well performance
found to be less, treatment of athletes, is not compatible to other similar federation. Therefore,
the researcher concludes that, since the existence and success use of any federation is highly
dependent on its efficient and effective utilization of human resource, this human resource needs
to be given special attention and treatment. Finally, the following recommendation is suggested.
Proper system for recognitions ,merit based promotion ,opportunity for growth and
achievement ,participation and decision making ,reward system based on performance ,clear and
effective system of performance evaluation ,constructive criticism for failure and praise , good
salary and sympathetic help with persona problems in order to augment staff moral ,
performance , productivity and satisfaction should be institutionalized by the federation.
Key terms: athletes’ motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic factors, human resource, merit based
promotion, reward system, sympathetic
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Athletes; Motivation; Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors; Human Resource; Merit Based Promotion; Reward System; Sympathetic