Enhancing Employees’ Motivation to Learn and Motivation to Transfer: Does Religiosity Play Any Role?

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of religiosity on employee motivation to learn and motivation to transfer in the context of the public sector in Malaysia. The data of this study was collected through a survey at two points of time. The respondents are 306 public sector employees in Malaysia, who attended a specific training program. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings reveal both religiosity and motivation to learn were significant predictors of motivation to transfer, with motivation to learn recording a higher effect than the religiosity. In addition, religiosity did significantly predict motivation to learn. The result from data analysis also reveals that the motivation to learn partially mediates the effects of religiosity on motivation to transfer. It means, the religiosity has both direct and indirect (thorough motivation to learn) effect on motivation to transfer. This study extends the literature by providing empirical evidence that religiosity of employees has a positive impact on employee motivation to learn and motivation to transfer. This study also provides empirical evidence that motivation to learn has a mediating effect on the relationship between religiosity and motivation to transfer.

Employees’ Motivation as A Determinant of Work Attitude and Performance in Elizade University

“…Motivation is a psychological trait of people that affects how committed they are, including the things that prompt, guide, and maintain people's behaviour in a committed manner (Orumwense & Mwakipsile, 2017). Employee motivation is simply the rationale behind employees' actions and behaviours, as impacted by the traits, circumstances, or passion that push them to pursue and fulfil professional goals and obligations (Zumrah, 2022). Motivation can be described as a psychological force guiding an individual's conduct within an organization, influencing both their degree of effort www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jbtp and persistence in challenging circumstances (Manalo et al, 2021).…”

“…Motivation encourages people to operate in a way that makes it possible to achieve their intended goals. Motivation is the collection of mechanisms that awaken, guide, and sustain human activity in the direction of achieving certain goals (Zumrah, 2022). Employee motivation is defined as a force acting on or inside a person that causes the individual to operate in a specific and goal-directed manner (Osibanjo et al, 2018).…”