The Effect of Work Culture, Employees’ Motivation on Work Ability and Its Impact on Farming Productivity

Abstract

Abstrack. The research aimed at analyzing and explaining the productivity change that are influenced by work culture and work motivation toward work ability and the impact to agricultural business productivity at South Konawe of Southeast Sulawesi. The analysis unit in the research was pepper farmers at South Konawe of Southeast Sulawesi. The data type was primary data. The population of pepper farmers of 345 unites, taken 30 percent purposively, with homogenous characteristic. The returned questionnaire were 115 units, spread at four neighborhood associations at Mowita village and Mataiwoi village of Landono Sub district, South Konawe Regency of Southeast Sulawesi. The statistical analysis to test hypothesis was path analysis with significance level of 95% (p <0,05). The results showed that the stronger work culture, the higher productivity and work ability in the agricultural business. The more productivity in agricultural business, then the higher work motivation the higher work ability and agricultural business productivity. And the stronger work ability the higher agricultural business.