The current study was conducted in Yogyakarta Street Vendor Association Cooperative (KPPKLY). It aims to
determine and analyze: (1) work motivation, (2) appraisal of the variables affecting work motivation, (3) the significance of the
effect of the nine variables on work motivation, and (4) variables with most significant effect on work motivation. Data collection
techniques adopted in this study take the forms of questionnaires and interviews. The variables in this study consist of independent
variables (X): wage (X.1) workplace (X.2), work equipment (X.3), employees’ attitude toward their jobs (X.4), co-workers’ attitude
toward each other (X.5), trust and responsibility (X.6), the need for performance improvement (X.7), the need for achievement
(X.8), and dependent variable (Y): work motivation. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS. The results indicate that: (1)
employees’ work motivation is strong; (2) employees provide a good appraisal for the variables affecting work motivation; (3)
simultaneously, the eight variables have a significant effect on work motivation; and (4) the need for achievement has the most
significant effect on work motivation. From the results of analysis we can conclude that the eight variables have the most significant
effect on work motivation. To increase employees’ work motivation, managers are expected to consistently pay attention to the eight
variables, especially the need for achievement (X.8) considering its most significant effect on work motivation and it important role
in ensuring sustainable business enterprise.
Published In:IJCSN Journal Volume 6, Issue 5
Date of Publication : October2017
Pages : 635-642
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Tables : 06
FX.Suwarto : A Professor of Economics, Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta.
Arief Subyantoro : A Professor of Economics and Business , National Development University “Veteran” Yogyakarta.
motivation, employees, cooperative, business enterprise, manager
First, employees’ work motivation at KPPKLY is
strong. The reason this is the fact that the computation
using analysis of average count indicates the value of
3.8432, which lies between 3.40 – 4.19 intervals. This
means that hypothesis 1—employees’ work motivation
at KPPKLY is strong—is supported. Second,
KPPKLY employees provide good appraisal for the
variables that affect their work motivation. This was
indicated by the following results of calculation using
analysis of average count: wage = 3.778, workplace =
3.8595, work equipment = 3.7081, employees’ attitude
toward their jobs = 3.8270, co-workers’ attitude toward
each other = 3.8514, trust and responsibility = 3.7868,
the need for performance improvement = 3.9270 and
the need for achievement = 3.7027, all of which lie
between 3.40 – 4.19 intervals. This means that
hypothesis 2—employees provide good appraisal for
the variables that affect their work motivation—is
supported. Third, two independent variables—the
need for achievement and employees’ attitude toward
their jobs—do affect work motivation. This can be
seen from the value of Adjusted R squared: 0.668 or
66.8%. This indicates that 66.8% of employees’ work
motivation is affected by the two variables, while the
remaining 39.6% is affected by other variables not
included in the research model.
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