Proactive Personality and its Effect on Employee Performance at Perumda Tirtanadi, Medan City
Keywords:
Proactive Personality, Employee Performance, Organizational BehaviorAbstract
This study examines the influence of Proactive Personality on Employee Performance at Perumda Tirtanadi, Medan City. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from 82 respondents and analyzed through validity, reliability, and inferential statistical tests. The validity test confirmed that all questionnaire items were valid, while the reliability analysis demonstrated strong internal consistency, with Cronbach’s Alpha values of 0.915 for Proactive Personality and 0.943 for Employee Performance. Descriptive analysis indicated that both Proactive Personality and Employee Performance were perceived positively by respondents, as reflected in relatively high mean scores and low standard deviation values. The core findings were obtained through inferential analysis, which confirmed a positive and statistically significant relationship between the two variables. The simple linear regression results showed that Proactive Personality has a strong influence on Employee Performance, with a regression coefficient of 0.898. The coefficient of determination revealed that Proactive Personality explains 65.0% of the variance in Employee Performance (R² = 0.650). Furthermore, the t-test results (t = 11.807; p = 0.000) supported the rejection of the null hypothesis, indicating that Proactive Personality significantly affects Employee Performance. These findings provide empirical evidence that encouraging proactive behavior such as initiative, opportunity recognition, and independent action can significantly enhance employee performance in organizational settings. The study contributes to the literature on human resource management and offers practical implications for organizational leaders to foster proactive characteristics among employees in order to improve work performance and organizational effectiveness.
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