Jurnal Psikologi Teori dan Terapan
Vol. 17 No. 02 (2026): Jurnal Psikologi Teori dan Terapan

Work Engagement as a Mediator of Learning Culture, Work Recognition, and Work Motivation on Employee Performance in Japanese Trading Companies

Fany Elfida (Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Trisakti)
Justine Tanuwijaya (Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Trisakti)
B Medina Nilasari (Faculty of Economic and Business, Universitas Trisakti)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Sep 2026

Abstract

Background: Employee performance is a crucial factor for maintaining and improving business performance. Currently, there are around 700 Japanese multinational company in Indonesia, and 73% are located in Jakarta and the surrounding areas. Japanese multinational company have standard to measure employee performance to make sure alignment with company goals. In line with the need to maintain employee performance as business needs, it is important to identify and study variable that may influence employee performance directly or indirectly. Objective: To know the influence of learning culture, work recognition and work motivation on employee performance with work engagement as mediating variable. Method: Measurement was calculated by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Amos version 21 to 159 sample of employees who work in Japanese trading company in Jakarta and surrounding area. Results: Work engagement and work motivation suggesting significant effect on employee performance. Work engagement mediated effect of learning culture, work recognition and work motivation on employee performance. Conclusion: To improve employee performance, company should consider program related work engagement and work motivation.

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Journal Info

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jptt

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Education Public Health Social Sciences

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JPTT: Jurnal Psikologi Teori dan Terapan accepts manuscript research results in the fields of educational psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, industrial & organizational psychology, but not limited to: Personality and Learning Learning Interventions Teaching ...