The Influence of Age and Motivation on the Performance of the Employees
Fahmi Rizal Kuswala (a*), Nanang Fattah (b)

a) Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Isola, Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154, Indonesia
*fahmirizal[at]upi.edu
b) Sekolah Pascasarjana, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi No. 229, Isola, Sukasari, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154, Indonesia
*nanangfattah[at]upi.edu

Abstract

The age and motivation of employees influence their performance in the company. Both age and motivation are explained to take a consideration to the employees’ performance in aspect of mindset. Furthermore, this present study is purposed to investigate the effect of age and motivation on employee performance in a company. The study was conducted to twelve employees in one of the private companies in Indonesia. The descriptive qualitative method was used with observations, questionnaires and interviews as the instruments for the data collection. The result showed that age and motivation influence the performance of employees in companies, especially in terms of mindset and mobility. Therefore, this study is expected to develop the knowledge of the influence of age and motivation on employee performance in a company especially in Indonesia context.

Keywords: Age; Motivation; Performance

Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resources Management