The being philosophy of any organization depends on its human resources. Almost all scholars have been considered human resources as the most important factor. Therefore, human resources play a critical role in organizational development, and major organizational developments and changes derive from the unlimited intellectual abilities of this factor. Motivation is one of important instruments in inducing employees to produce effective and efficient results, and to create a positive work environment and to successfully execute the anticipated programs. Present research has been carried out for the purpose of measuring the effect of work motivation on job performance of employees in Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation, which has taken place in 2013.
In this study, a sample containing 70 individuals was randomly selected according to Morgan table among the statistic population of 85 employees in Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation. Work motivation and job performance questionnaires were designed and the collected information were put into data analysis and hypothesis testing by using AMOS and SPSS software and the results show that the work motivation has a positive and significant effect on job performances of employees in Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation.
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