Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation on Employee’s Task Performance

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation is important determinant of employee’s task performance as it represents the level of motivation of employees to their work and company. This study examined the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on employees’ task performance and also aimed to find out the difference between males and females on task performance based on their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The Work Preference Inventory (Amabile, T. M., et al., 1994) and Job Performance Scale (Goodman, & Svyantek, 1999) was used to gather data. It was predicted that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation will be positively correlated with employees’ task performance and will have impact on employees’ task performance. The results showed that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation has positive correlation with employee’s task performance and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation has impact on employee’s task performance. Findings also show that females are more intrinsically motivated as compared to males.