An Examination of the Factors Affecting Employee Motivation in the Higher Education Sector

This study aims to examine the effect of employee empowerment, employee training and teamwork on employee motivation at Malaysian public universities. Based on the review of published literature, it is evident that there are limited studies on employee motivation in the Asian context, particularly in higher education. Therefore, this study intends to provide empirical evidence towards the link between the selected variables. The data were obtained from the participants using an online survey method from a total of 242 academic and administrative staff at public universities in the northern region of Malaysia. For ease of data collection, convenience sampling approach was adopted. The findings indicated that employee empowerment has a significant positive impact on employee motivation. The outcomes also showed that employee training and teamwork have significant positive effects on employee motivation.