Employee motivation and performance: Do the work environment and the training matter?

Abstract

The prime objective of the current study is to examine the impact of the employee motivation on the employee performance. Additionally, the study has also examined the mediating role of work environment and training on the relationship between employee motivation and the employee performance. The study has used the survey-based methodology and the data is gathered form the academic staff in the ten leading business schools in Indonesia. The data is gathered with the aid of questionnaire and the response rate turned out to 62.3 percent. The SEM-PLS is employed for the data analysis. The results show that there was significant relation between employee performance and employee motivation. It also reported that training had a positive but moderate relationship to employee performance. The findings highlighted areas which organizations should focus on in order to enhance employee performance. Healthy and positive working environment have been found to enhance performance. The work environment fails to mediate the relationship between the employee motivation and the employee performance. The findings highlighted areas which organizations should focus on in order to enhance employee performance. Healthy and positive working environment have been found to enhance performance. The findings suggest that the introducing a relax zone, for instance, can encourage employees to generate ideas and relax their mind. Organizations should find out what really motivate employees and take necessary action to ensure employees will be constantly motivated at the workplace.