Comparative Study on the Relationship Between Employee Motivation and Team Performance of the Banks in Ghana and China

摘要

This study was carried out to examine the relationship between employee motivation and team performance within the banking sector of Ghana and China. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire-based approach was used; a survey was conducted from five banks in China and five in Ghana. The interpretations of the result has shown that motivation of individuals are not the same as the motivation of individuals in the team. An individual does not have the same goals and needs as the team, although the team is made of individuals. However, the whole team motivation or employee motivation such as recognition after the appraisal of the team performance has a positive impact on subsequent team performance. From the respondents in Ghana, Recognition received the highest whiles with Chinese respondents, attractive wage received the highest Strongly agree. However, with factors which affect team performance, Members Understanding received the highest under strongly agrees among the Ghanaian respondents. However, among the Chinese respondents, commitment received the highest under the strongly agree.