Assessing the Effect of Work From Home on Employee Motivation During Covid-19 Movement Control Order
Abstract
Abstract: Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a global lockdown affecting the economic cycle in all countries. Employees of public and private organizations were forced to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak leading to challenges in motivation. This study focuses on the effect of work from home on employee motivation during Covid-19 Movement Control Order (MCO). The main objective of this study is to identify the factors that affect employee motivation when working from home and the level of motivation based on influencing factors. A quantitative method was carried out with about 200 employees who are working from
home in Malaysia through the google form. The collected data were analyzed by using Statistical Package Software (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. In this research, reliability test, normality test, Independent sample t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis have been used to interpret the collected data. From the findings, the researcher found out that there is a relationship between employee motivation and the factors that influence employee motivation such as technical support, financial support, training support, human resource support, and manager’s trust. Therefore, the results from this study could be useful information for all organizations to improve their employees’ motivation when working from home.
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