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The Influence of Work from Home on Job Performance among Academicians in Kelantan, Malaysia: Mediating Role of Employee Work Motivation

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The goal of this study is to see how work-from-home affects job performance.It posits work motivation as mediating variables, and investigates how work-from-home affects employee performance via these characteristics.The findings have ramifications for companies looking to assess the efficiency of their work-from-home policy.This is especially true in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.The study's original contribution is its questionnaire, which has been tailored to alterations caused by COVID-19.Lecturers were given a printed questionnaire to complete as part of the data collection process.The questionnaire, which included a Likert scale, personally distributed to respondents via the officer in charge to 190 lecturers.A total of 165 people took part in the survey.This study employed regression analysis to answer the research questions.Employees who worked from home reported higher levels of motivation, which improved job performance.While the validity of this study is limited to how these benefits are expressed in higher education institution at Kok Lanas, it may have external validity in other COVID-19affected Public Higher Institution in Malaysia.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Accounting Finance and Management Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarafms/v12-i3/14306

Authors: Muhammad Ammar Haidar Ishak, Ayu Kamareenna Abdullah Thani, Nik Mohd Faris Nik Min, Siti Rosnita Sakarji

Institution: Universiti Teknologi MARA

Language: English

Topic: Employee Performance and Management

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Teknologi MARA