Motivation: How It Impacts Employee Performance

Abstract

The suboptimal performance of employees in carrying out their designated tasks may hinder the company from functioning effectively and achieving its primary goals. By nurturing motivation and instilling religious values and strong work ethics, it is possible to enhance employee performance. PT. Primaneendo Sadya Chaka is one of the companies that has successfully leveraged Islamic values to boost employee performance. The research's objective was to examine the direct impact of work ethics, religiosity, and work motivation on employee performance, as well as to assess the indirect influence of work ethics and religiosity on employee performance through motivation. A quantitative approach, employing path analysis, was employed for this research. Data was gathered through questionnaires distributed to all 40 employees based in the central office of PT. Primaneendo Sadya Chaka. The research results are as follows: 1) Work ethics do not significantly affect employee performance; 2) Religiosity significantly affects employee performance; 3) Motivation significantly impacts employee performance; 4) Work ethics significantly influence employee performance through motivation;5) Religiosity does not significantly affect employee performance through motivation.