¹Hussain Almawali, ²Dr. Nor Intan Adha Hafit,³ Prof. Dr. Narehan Hassan

^1,2Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Jalan Ilmu 1/1, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

³Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam, 42300 Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v4-i11-37

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the link between motivational variables, work performance, and employee engagement, as well as the influence of motivational factors on job performance via the use of employee engagement as a mediator in the Sultanate of Oman's government sector. The research used a quantitative technique and examined six hypotheses using 111 representative government workers from the Ministry of Education. This is pilot research. This research used quota sampling and analyzed data using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and path analysis approaches. The study's results suggest that these elements are associated positively, that motivational factors are associated positively with employee engagement and work performance, and that employee engagement functions as a partial mediator in the link between motivational factors and job performance. This report is crucial for public sector executives and regulators interested in improving job performance in Oman. This is one of the few research that examines employee engagement's mediating role in the relationship between motivational characteristics and work performance. This is one of the first studies of its sort for the public sector in Oman. In future studies, other motivating elements might be studied and assessed in the private sector.

KEYWORDS

motivating elements, work performance, employee engagement, and the Sultanate of Oman's government sector

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