Do Personalities and Motivation Affect Job Performance? An Evidence From a Rural Bank in Central Java

Abstract

Good employee performance is the main thing for the company. Poor performance will cause the company to suffer losses, or it can even experience bankruptcy and liquidation. Until now, many rural banks in Indonesia are experiencing liquidation, so it is necessary to find a solution to improve the performance of rural bank employees in Indonesia so that liquidation can be avoided. This research aims to examine whether the big five personalities of employees and employee motivation can affect job performance. Data were collected from 50 employees of a rural bank X, in Central Java. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The findings of this study are that the big five personality does not have a significant effect, while employee motivation has a significant effect. However, simultaneously these two variables can affect job performance.

The effect of employee motivation and employee engagement on job performance mediated by job satisfaction

“…An individual's employee motivation is closely related to the performance that individuals produce when carrying out their jobs. The findings are supported by (Subiyanto et al, 2022), (Tamrin, 2021), and (Prabowo & Yulianti, 2022), which state that employee motivation has a positive and significant effect on job performance. As a result, the following hypothesis is proposed in this study: H3: There is a significant effect of employee motivation on job performance.…”

“…Previous research has shown that employee motivation has a significant effect on job performance (Forson et al, 2021). Similarly, research by (Prabowo & Yulianti, 2022), but (Panjaitan & Kustiawan, 2022); (Wijsman et al, 2018) claims that employee motivation has no effect on job performance.…”