The Effect of Motivation on Employee Performance

Abstract

This research is motivated by the decline of employee performance over a period of time which results in the realization of the work not fully achieving the specified targets. The decline of employee performance is suspected by the decrease in the level of motivation possessed by the employee. The purpose of this study is to empirically prove that motivational factors have an influence on employee performance both descriptively and verifiatively. The research method used is descriptive method and survey method with quantitative data processing and analysis through parametric statistical approaches, the calculation of using SPSS 16 program tools. While the parameters used are employee motivation and performance based on respondents' perceptions with sampling techniques carried out in random sampling. From the research results obtained that the effect of motivation on employee performance is quite good.

The influence of work-family conflict and Islamic work ethics on employee performance

“…The analysis result of this study supports the fifth hypothesis with the finding work motivation has a positive and significant influence on employee performance. This finding underlines that work motivation is an important aspect in improving employee performance, which is also proven by some previous findings (Jeremy et al, 2019;Suharno et al, 2017;Hidayat et al, 2017;Kuswati, 2020;Riyadi & Rokhim, 2017;Sodiq, 2018). Suharto et al, (2018) found that there is a positive and significant influence of transformational leadership, work motivation, and work discipline on employee performance.…”

“…Motivation has a huge impact on better employee performance, considering that they are able to work optimally. This is in line with the study conducted by Suharno et al (2017); Hidayat et al (2017); Kuswati (2020); Riyadi & Rokhim (2017); and Sodiq (2018) who stated that work motivation can have a significant positive influence on employee performance. Therefore, the fifth hypothesis proposed in this study is: H5: Work motivation has a significant and positive influence on employee performance.…”

“…The fifth hypothesis of this study is work motivation has a positive and significant influence on employee performance. This hypothesis refers to several previous studies (Jeremy et al, 2019;Suharno et al, 2017;Hidayat et al, 2017;Kuswati, 2020;Riyadi & Rokhim, 2017;Sodiq, 2018) which found the significant influence of motivation on employee performance. The analysis result of this study supports the fifth hypothesis with the finding work motivation has a positive and significant influence on employee performance.…”

Work environment, work motivation and organizational culture in influencing teachers’ performance

“…Another factor that also affects employee performance is work motivation. Previous research has shown that work motivation affects employee performance (Dewi et al, 2019;Kuswati, 2020;Said et al, 2015). Motivation is a set of energy that comes from within and outside, which drives a person to achieve his goals (Colquitt et al, 2015).…”

The Effects of Motivation, Leadership, and Work Environment on Employee's Performance: A Case of Local Government Agency in Emerging Country

“…Various empirical studies revealed mixed findings, which led to research gaps. Some researchers found that motivation positively affects employee performance (Guterresa et al, 2020;Kuswati, 2020), but other studies stated the opposite (Muchtar, 2016). Some researchers also denoted a positive effect of leadership on employee performance (Guterresa et al, 2020), but other studies could not prove the positive effect (Darojat et al, 2019).…”