Motivation and HRM Factors Relation
Motivation and HRM Factors Relation
Motivation and HRM Factors Relation
Article history:
Received July 29, 2020; Revised October 2, 2020; Accepted October 19, 2020
Introduction
In the world of business, there have been a number of changes since the last two
decades. In the past, an employee who was hired once was considered a lifetime
employee. But this notion is not applicable now. The market is very competitive. A
number of new employers are looking for employees. Therefore, a loyal employee is
key to gain a competitive advantage in this scenario. The main concern for every
organization is its employees because of increasing pressure at the workplace. In order
to achieve maximum output and productivity by the employees, motivation is the key.
In literature, a number of different ways are discussed to motivate the employees. A
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Bernadetha Nadeak, M.Sc. in Education Management, Postgraduate Program Universitas
Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta. Indonesia; Lamhot Naibaho, English Education Department,
Faculty of Teacher and Training Education, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta. Indonesia.
corresponding author: bernadetha.nadeak@uki.ac.id
lamhot.naibaho@uki.ac.id
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few of these ways include staying in touch with employees, appreciating the employers
because of their performance, and many other ways. Employees are needed by the
organization, and organizations need employees. Each stakeholder has expectations
from each other, and this expectation must be fulfilled by these stakeholders (Mehta,
Singh, Bhakar, & Sinha, 2010).
The factors of motivation lie in the internalized drive towards the thoughts that
dominates the certain moment. Individual, as well as overall performance of the
organization, is directly impacted by the motivation of the employee. Motivation
works as the catalyser for the employees working in a certain organization to complete
the assigned tasks in a better way than the normal routine. Employees run the
organization as they are the basic part of the organization. Each employee working in
the organization contributes to achieving organizational goals. It is important for the
organization to provide ample resources to employees so they can complete their tasks
and remain motivated. The top management of organizations should seek ways to
combine motivation and internal strength of the organizational employees to achieve
the organizational goals and objectives (Sekhar, Patwardhan, & Singh, 2013).
Organizations are looking for the ways by which they can gain and retain the
competitiveness of the business in this competitive environment. Among other factors,
the effectiveness of the organization is dependent upon the HRM factors. The main
purpose of the HR policies of the organization is to get a favourable outcome from the
employees. A number of studies have mentioned different HR factors that affect
overall organizational output and create motivation among employees (Mason, 2017;
Bilan et al., 2020).
Researchers have pointed out that organizations must look for HRM strategies that can
contribute to enhancing the capabilities of the individuals. Motivated employees are
the major concern for the HR strategies which are adopted by the organization. For this
purpose, different tools are adopted by the organization that includes career
development, training, employment opportunities, communication with employees, job
security and overall organizational culture, which promotes the personal growth of the
employees. Therefore, it is key to study the factors that enhance employee motivation.
(Hassan, 2016).
Within the service education sector, organizational culture plays a very important role
in shaping the behaviour of employees. Among many other metaphors, culture is one
that is used to understand and explore the organization. It shed light on a different
aspect of the organization, which are critical for organizational success and employees
(Warrick, 2017).
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Within any organization, communication is the key to its smooth functioning. In order
to attain organizational objectives and goals, communication is an important tool.
Moreover, communication is also regarded as the basic core of progress and profit in
the education sector. There can be many disadvantages of miscommunication like
employee rotation, the lower performance by the employee, lack of information and
misunderstanding. Poor performance is also the outcome of a lack of communication
because of the inability of managers. If the employees do not trust their managers, and
they do not communicate, the same will be the outcome. Good communication among
the employees may impact their motivation and long-term goals in terms of personal
development. Companies are successful in achieving their goals, which priorities to
communicate with their employees, and they have set a proper department to develop
and enhance communication (Chitrao, 2014). Further education and training of the
employees is also an important HR strategy to motivate the employees so they can
perform their tasks well. Further education of employees helps them to gain new
knowledge, which can be beneficial for an organization. Moreover, training can help
the employees to gain new skills, which can be important for the long-term success of
the organization.
Indonesia is one of the growing economies of ASEAN countries. Education is an
important sector and contributes majorly to the country. Positive growth is enjoyed by
the education industry of Indonesia in 2019. In this aspect, employees are key to
maintain production at the required level. Therefore, the objective of the present study
is to examine the role of HR factors like education and training, organizational culture,
and internal communication to develop motivation and keep employees loyal.
Literature review
The employees who stay in the organization for a longer period of time are considered
loyal. A number of factors are associated with the loyalty of the employees.
Organizations can enjoy a number of benefits of employee loyalty. For example, the
employee who is loyal always focuses on providing superior services to the customers
and producing good quality products. On the other hand, a number of different factors
are listed by the past researchers that impact employee loyalty. These factors include a
promotion, incentives, salaries, benefits and many others. Basically, these factors
create motivation among the employees, which leads to loyalty development. The
employees who are loyal to the education sector always focus on producing good
quality goods and services, which are important to achieve long term profitability for
the education sector. Therefore, researchers have pointed out that the behavioural
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regarding the salary system of the organization, transparency of the salary being paid,
the variation in the salary package in terms of variable and fixed percentage and in the
end, the important conditions for the increment in fee (Zvirbule, 2015).
The organized way in which development is provided to the employees by the
organization with the purpose of improving the quality of existing and new employees
is known as training (Ozkeser, 2019). Education is referred to as steps that lead to
acquiring new knowledge with the purpose of organizational growth. Educational and
development programs are provided by the organization to the employees so they can
gain new knowledge and skills. Employee education is getting strategically important
for education sectors in the present business environment. Therefore, it is very
important for the survival of the organization to invest in the continued development
and education of the organization (Nadeem, Khawaja, Beg, Naeem, & Majid, 2013).
The aim of the training is to improve the abilities and behaviour of the employees. The
pieces of training are provided to employees so they can improve their skills for the
organizations. The knowledge and skills of the employees are widened because of the
training programs of the organization. It develops confidence among the employees,
and they become motivated to perform their tasks to achieve organizational goals and
objectives. The training of employees is reported to have a significant impact on the
motivation of the employees. As a result, the employees who are motivated are more
enthusiastic about working for the success of the organization by achieving their
personal tasks (Ozkeser, 2019). Increased level of motivation and improved
performance is the outcome of the training and education program. These programs are
very vital for the accomplishment of organizational goals. The employees become
more motivated when they are involved in the training and development programs. As
a result, they can achieve organizational as well as personal goals effectively
(Hanaysha & Hussain, 2018).
Below are given the hypotheses of the present study
H1: Employee Motivation and Employee Loyalty are significantly related to each other.
H2: Education & Training and Motivation are significantly related to each other.
H3: Internal communication and Employee Motivation are significantly related to each
other.
H4: Organizational Culture and Employee Motivation are significantly related to each
other.
H5: Employee Motivation is a significant mediator between Education & Training and
Employee Loyalty.
H6: Employee Motivation is a significant mediator between internal communication
and Employee Loyalty.
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Organizational
culture
Internal
communication
Employee Employee
motivation Loyalty
Education and
training
Results
In order to test the model proposed in the present study, Smart PLS 3.2,9 was used.
This tool is used to assess the relationship among the proposed hypothesis. It has two
steps. First step is known as measurement model which is used basically to reliability
as well as validity of the data gathered. The measurement model is also known as outer
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model (Hair, Ringle, & Sarstedt, 2011). Reliability is defined by Sekaran and Bougie
(2010) as the mechanism to check whether the instrument measure the concept which
they are intent to measure on constant basis. On the other hand, validity of the
instrument is defined as the instrument’s ability to measure the concept.
The measurement model of PLS assess the validity of the data through discriminant
validity and internal consistency is used to check the reliability of the data. As per the
criteria of measurement model, the outer loading of items must be more than 0.5
(Wong, 2013). As per the values reported in table 1, this criterion is fulfilled in present
study.
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OC2 0.686
OC3 0.671
OC4 0.677
OC5 0.798
OC6 0.833
OC7 0.758
OC8 0.763
OC9 0.788
Note: EL= employee loyalty, ET= education and training, EM= employee motivation, IC=
internal communicatoon, OC= organizational culture
In the next phase, composite reliability and Cronbach alpha are calculated for which
the minimum value should be more than 0.7. On the other hand, the value of AVE
known as average variance extracted must be more than 0.50 (Hair Jr, Matthews,
Matthews, & Sarstedt, 2017). The convergent validity during validity testing shows the
estimate of specific item which a latent variable measure. The AVE calculate the level
of change that a variable catches from the other variables (Henseler, Ringle, & Sarstedt,
2015). Table 2 shows the values of reliability, validity and AVE in present study.
Table 2. Reliability
Cronbach's rho_A Composite Average Variance Extracted
Alpha Reliability (AVE)
EM 0.897 0.901 0.918 0.582
ET 0.796 0.797 0.881 0.711
EL 0.883 0.884 0.919 0.741
IC 0.903 0.908 0.932 0.775
OC 0.907 0.911 0.924 0.550
From the values mentioned in table above, it is evident that the measurement model is
reliable. The values of AVE in present study are more than 0.5 whereas CR and
Cronbach Alpha are also more than 0.70 (Hair Jr, Sarstedt, Hopkins, & Kuppelwieser,
2014). These figures are shown in Table 3.
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Figure 2 shown below also highlighted the measurement mdoel that show the loadings
of the items. All the items have more 0.70 loading values that is indication of valid
convergent validity.
The next stage is to measure the discriminant validity of the data. For a data,
discriminant validity is confirmed when the loading of the item is more than own
variable then the remaining variables. Therefore, Fornell and Larcker (1981) procedure
was adopted in present study for the assessment of discriminant validity through the
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difference of AVE value’s square root of every variable which must be more than the
values obtained as the correlation of other values. Table 3 above shows the criteria is
fulfilled in present study and shows that discriminant validity is met in present study.
On the basis of above results, it is evident that measurement model is valid.
The next stage is to assess the structural model which in this study is used to analyse
the direct as well as mediation results. For this purpose, bootstrapping procedure is
adopted using subsamples of 500. One tail test is applied for which the minimum value
if T must be more than 1.645 for the hypotheses to be accepted. Table below shows the
direct results of present study. These are shown in Table 4.
From the above table, it is revealed that the EM and EL have positive significant
relationship supporting H1 (Beta=0.477, t= 9,842). Additionally, ET and EM are also
statistically significant positively, supporting H2 (Beta= 0.338, t= 5.672). Furthermore,
H3 is also supported because of positive significant result of IC and EM (Beta=0.283,
t= 5.026). In the end, H4 is also supported as relationship of OC and EM are also
positively significant (Beta =0.181 and t=3.908).
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From the table 5 it is evident that EM mediates significantly between, ET, IC, OC and
EL, supporting H5, H6 and H7. Thus, all indirect hypotheses of present study are also
supported.
In the end, study assessed the R square of the present study. R square is calculated to
check the variance caused in dependent variable as a result of independent variables.
According to Cohen (1988) 0.02 is weak, 0.13 is considered as moderate and 0.26 is
considered as substantial. R square values if present study is mentioned in table 6.
Table 6. R Square
R Square
EM 0.353
Employee Loyalty 0.228
Note: EL= employee loyalty, EM= employee motivation
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Result discussions
This study proposed four direct and three mediating hypotheses. The study proposed a
positive relationship between Employee motivation and employee loyalty as H1. The
results demonstrate that both EM and EL are positively significant. Thus, H1 is
supported. This finding is in line with the outcomes of Ahmed, Rehman, and Amjad
(2013) who also examined and found that the job satisfaction motivate the employees
that could enhance their loyalty. On the other hand, H2 stated that there is a positive
relationship between ET and EM. The findings of the present study support the claim,
and H2 is supported. These outcomes are matched with the findings of Lis and
Szczepanska-Woszczyna, (2015) who also exposed that employee motivation can be
achieved by best practices of HRM such as training. Later, H3 proposed a positive
relationship between IC and EM. The results show a significant positive relationship
supporting H3 and these outcomes supported by the study of Azman, Afiqah, Madi,
and Huda (2013) who also exposed that HR practices has motivated the employees.
Furthermore, H4 is also supported by claiming a positive relationship between OC and
EM. In the end, EM mediates significantly among OC, IC, ET and EL, supporting H5,
H6 and H7 and these outcomes are similar to the outcomes of the Kot-Radojewska and
Timenko (2018) who also exposed that the employee motivation could effects the
organizational culture effects on HR practices and employee loyalty. The direct results
of the present study are also in line with the findings of (Chitrao, 2014; Ozkeser, 2019).
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There are a few limitations in the present study as well. This study is conducted in the
education sector. This model can bring interesting results to the IT sector of India.
Moreover, it is a cross-sectional study; therefore, a longitudinal study is also
recommended. In the end, moderation of trust can be an important HR factor in this
variable. The findings of the present study are helpful for the policymakers of HRM
and education sectors to motivate their employees.
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摘要:员工忠诚度是组织成功的重要因素,并已获得全球知名研究人员和监管机构的意图。
因此,本研究的基本目的是检验教育和培训,内部沟通,组织文化和员工激励对员工忠诚
度的作用。此外,本研究还评估了员工动机的调解。数据是使用系统随机抽样从印度尼西
亚教育部门的工人那里收集的。可用响应率为 67.18%。使用 PLS 3.2.9 分析数据。结果表
明,教育与培训,内部沟通,组织文化,动机和忠诚度之间存在正相关关系。此外,动机的
中介作用也得到了证实。该研究结果有助于人力资源管理从业者和决策者制定使员工忠
诚的策略。这项研究填补了有关教育部门员工忠诚度的有限研究之间的空白。
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