Strategies to Improve Employee Performance through Employee Voice Empowerment and Work Motivation PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional 1 Dumai
Keywords:
Employee Performance, Employee Voice, Work Motivation, Human Resource Management, Performance Improvement Strategies.Abstract
Employee performance is a crucial factor that determines the success of the organization in achieving its goals, including at PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional 1 Dumai as a state-owned company engaged in port services. This study aims to analyze strategies to improve employee performance through empowering employee voice and work motivation at PT Pelindo Regional 1 Dumai. The research method used is a quantitative approach with the type of associative research. The population of this study is all employees of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional 1 Dumai with a sample of 35 respondents. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires and analyzed using multiple linear regression with the help of the SPSS version 29 program. The results of the study show that partially, employee voice has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Similarly, work motivation also has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Simultaneously, both variables have a significant influence on employee performance. A determination coefficient value (R²) of 0.520 indicates that 52% of employee performance variations can be explained by employee voice and work motivation, while the remaining 48% are influenced by other variables outside the model. The results of this study confirm that increasing employee participation in organizational communication and strengthening work motivation is an effective strategy to improve employee performance within PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional 1 Dumai.
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