Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management Research (JIEMAR)
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2021): August 2021

ANTECEDENTS EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A PERSPECTIVE REINFORCEMENT THEORY

Susanto, Susanto (Unknown)
Lim, Benny (Unknown)
Linda, Tina (Unknown)
Tarigan, Sri Aprianti (Unknown)
Wijaya, Elyzabeth (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Jun 2021

Abstract

The power of praise in the workplace can move employees from apathy or resentment to happiness and productivity. Reinforcement such as positive reinforcement makes people feel appreciated and encouraged, which can be motivating and rewarding. In this research, the writer researches IEC Malaka Medan that locates at Jalan Malaka no 29/59 Medan. IEC (International Education Centre) was the well-known image in English Education Centre. In conducting the research, the writer uses a questionnaire containing ten questions, with each question having five answers to be chosen, distributed to 30 respondents. The questions are designed by using interval data which uses a Likert Scale rating. For analyzing the collected data, the writer will use statistical formulas, which are correlation formulas for test whether it is valid. Cronbach's Alpha for testing reliability, Pearson's product moment for correlation test, normality test to identify whether the data is normal, determination formula and linear regression for identifying relationship between variables and z-test for hypothesis test. In analyzing data, the writer used some methods such as the validity test, the reliability test, the statistical data, the normality test, the correlation test, the determination test, the linear regression test, and the hypothesis test. The percentage of reinforcement towards employees' performance is 49.7% and the remaining 50.3% is impacted by other factors. The coefficient correlation between variable x and variable y resulted in 0.705, which means that there is a relationship between reinforcement and employees' performance at IEC Malaka Medan. Keywords: Reinforcement, Employees Performance

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jiemar

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Description

The aim of JIEMAR ( Journal of Industrial Engineering & Management Research is to publish theoretical and empirical articles that are aimed to contrast and extend existing theories, and build new theories that contribute to advance our understanding of phenomena related with industrial engineering ...