Heavy load transport: What motivates driver performance?

Sophia A.-R.D.; Silvana C.-C.K.; del Pilar P.-J.R.; Mónica F.-B.G. · Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (2022) · DOI: 10.18687/laccei2022.1.1.261

Resumen

The products transportation is part of the supply chain, which is carried out at a local, national and international level, operating 24 hours a day, 365 days. It is important to know the motivations that allow staff to improve their performance. This article is the product of a thesis-type study, the objective of the research was to determine the relationship between motivation and job performance of employees of a heavy load transport company, Piura-Peru, 2021, result of a thesis study, descriptive correlational type. A reliable survey validated by experts was used, with a population of 18 collaborators, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 15 collaborators (purposive sampling), using a Likert scale, with categories from "never" to "always". When analyzingthe results, a correlation was obtained between "work motivation" and "work performance" with a Rho index of 0.874, confirming the existence of a high positive correlation between motivation and work performance of the employees of a heavy load transport company, Piura-Peru, 2021.

Instituciones: Universidad Privada del Norte