Motivation is one of the most researched yet crucial topics in academia from various perspectives. Despite this, researches show mixed results about the effect of extrinsic motivation on intrinsic motivation and organizational performance. Studies in Ethiopia also lack causal analysis and theoretical underpinning that made contributions from academia very little. Hence, this research is important to assess the effect of extrinsic motivation on intrinsic motivation and organizational performance from a cognitive evaluation theory perspective. The researchers adopted an explanatory research design with a quantitative approach. The entire 119 employees of the Oromia Seed Enterprise, Bale branch were included in the study to collect primary data through a close-ended questionnaire. The collected data was processed by SPSS software version 20. The relationship analysis was addressed by correlation and binary logistic regression analysis. Seen from extrinsic and intrinsic motivation aspects, the findings of the study showed that Oromia Seed Enterprise had a moderate level of organizational performance and a moderate level of employees’ motivation. The correlation analysis result indicated that employees’ extrinsic and intrinsic motivation had a positive relationship with organizational performance. The binary logistic regression analysis also indicated that extrinsic and intrinsic motivation had a positive and significant influence on organizational performance. However, the interaction effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on organizational performance was not significant, implying the absence of influence when both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations happen at the same time. Finally, the study results have a theoretical contribution for compensating the lack of actual experience in the Ethiopian organization’s context. Equally, the understanding of the moderated relationship among the study variables may encourage Oromia Seed Enterprise and its managers to develop a practical motivation system, which entertains the complex interaction of motivation variables to improve organizational performance. In addition, studies of this nature can inform policymakers to strengthen an incentive system as well as other motivation veins in the Ethiopian public organizations.

从各种角度来看，动机是学术界研究最多但仍至关重要的主题之一。尽管如此，研究表明外在动机对内在动机和组织绩效的影响参差不齐。埃塞俄比亚的研究也缺乏因果关系分析和理论基础，这使得学术界的贡献很少。因此，这项研究对于从认知评估理论的角度评估外在动机对内在动机和组织绩效的影响非常重要。研究人员采用了定量研究的解释性研究设计。该研究包括Oromia种子企业Bale分公司的全部119名员工，以通过封闭式问卷调查收集主要数据。收集的数据由SPSS软件版本20处理。关系分析通过相关性和二元逻辑回归分析解决。从外部动机和内在动机方面来看，研究结果表明，Oromia Seed Enterprise具有中等水平的组织绩效和中等水平的员工积极性。相关分析结果表明，员工的外在动机和内在动机与组织绩效呈正相关。二元逻辑回归分析还表明，外部动机和内在动机对组织绩效具有积极而显着的影响。但是，内在动机和外在动机对组织绩效的相互作用影响并不显着，这意味着当内在动机和外在动机同时发生时没有影响。最后，研究结果对弥补埃塞俄比亚组织缺乏实际经验的理论贡献。同样，对研究变量之间的调节关系的理解可能会鼓励Oromia种子企业及其管理人员开发实用的激励系统，从而激发激励变量的复杂相互作用以提高组织绩效。另外，这种性质的研究可以使决策者加强激励机制以及埃塞俄比亚公共组织中的其他激励机制。对研究变量之间的缓和关系的理解可能会鼓励Oromia Seed Enterprise及其管理人员开发实用的激励系统，从而激发激励变量的复杂相互作用，从而改善组织绩效。另外，这种性质的研究可以使决策者加强激励机制以及埃塞俄比亚公共组织中的其他激励机制。对研究变量之间的缓和关系的理解可能会鼓励Oromia Seed Enterprise及其管理人员开发实用的激励系统，从而激发激励变量的复杂相互作用，从而改善组织绩效。另外，这种性质的研究可以使决策者加强激励机制以及埃塞俄比亚公共组织中的其他激励机制。