The Influence of motivation, training, and feedback on employee performance among support group of ministry of works in Kuala Lumpur

This study aims to identify the influence of motivation, training and feedback on employee performance among members of the Executive Group in the Ministry of Works, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This study used quantitative research methods by using questionnaires to collect the data. The sample using pr...

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The Influence of motivation, training, and feedback on employee performance among support group of ministry of works in Kuala Lumpur
description This study aims to identify the influence of motivation, training and feedback on employee performance among members of the Executive Group in the Ministry of Works, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This study used quantitative research methods by using questionnaires to collect the data. The sample using probability sampling method collected from a total of 217 members of the Support Group of grades 1-36. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. Different statistical research instrument used to test the reliability, descriptive analysis of the variables, correlation and regression analysis. The findings show the variable of feedback has the most dominant influence on employee performance (β = 0.364; t-value = 4.456), while the variables of motivation was the lowest effect on employee performance (β = 0.195; t-value = 2.854). However, all the variables have a positive correlation to employee performance.
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spelling my-uum-etd.79102022-12-28T02:39:23Z The Influence of motivation, training, and feedback on employee performance among support group of ministry of works in Kuala Lumpur 2019 Norazah, Jaapar Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management This study aims to identify the influence of motivation, training and feedback on employee performance among members of the Executive Group in the Ministry of Works, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This study used quantitative research methods by using questionnaires to collect the data. The sample using probability sampling method collected from a total of 217 members of the Support Group of grades 1-36. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. Different statistical research instrument used to test the reliability, descriptive analysis of the variables, correlation and regression analysis. The findings show the variable of feedback has the most dominant influence on employee performance (β = 0.364; t-value = 4.456), while the variables of motivation was the lowest effect on employee performance (β = 0.195; t-value = 2.854). However, all the variables have a positive correlation to employee performance. 2019 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/7910/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/7910/1/s824524-01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/7910/2/s824524-02.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Aguinis, H. (2015). Performance management (3rd ed.). Pearson/Prentice Hall. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12098_2 Almatrooshi, B., Singh, S. K., & Farouk, S. (2016). Determinants of organizational performance: A proposed framework. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 65(6), 844-859. Anitha, J. (2014). Determinants of employee engagement and their impact on employee performance. 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