Relationship between Employee Motivation and Job Performance: A Study at Universiti Teknologi MARA (Terengganu)

Motivation is considered as a predictor of job performance. In other words, the determinants of employee job performance were motivation, aptitudes and skill. Thus, motivated employees with high levels of job involvement are considered as important elements to an organization. In this paper, it attempts to measure the effect of employee motivation towards job performance among non-academic staff in Universiti Teknologi MARA Terengganu (UiTMT). A total of 169 respondents were selected from non-academic staff of departments in UiTMT. Three predictors such as individual needs, personal preferences and work environment were found to have medium to strong correlation with the dependent variables namely job performance. The analysis shows that individual needs, personal preferences and work environment are positively and significantly related to job performance. The outcome of the study indicates that UiTMT needs to focus on their motivation aspect, where it can boost up their level of job performance. Finally, research and practical implications of the study are discussed. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s2p63