The effect of employee motivation on work performance of employees working from home

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic of 2019 (COVID19) has forced most employees to work from home. This study aimed to determine the effect of employee motivation on the work performance of employees working from home. The method used for this study is the quantitative design of research. The data was gathered from the 100 workers currently working on a work from home (WFH) setup or those who have experienced working from home randomly selected by the researchers.  Using a researcher-made questionnaire encoded in Google form responses were gathered from 100 randomly chosen respondents.  Data were processed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson r and Multiple Linear Regression analysis.  The assumptions on linearity, independence, normality and homoscedasticity were established.  Findings revealed that employee motivation and work performance have a strong significant relationship. Work condition and job security had a significant influence on work performance. This implies that motivation is essential in improving employees’ performance. Researchers recommend that management should provide their employees with continuous support and career growth and development improvement programs. The study may also aim to explore other indicators that they can test to the work performance to improve the model developed in the study.