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Motivation of Generation Z at Work
Motivation of Generation Z at Work
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the results emphasize meaning rather than presented and analyzed and interpreted, so
generalization (Sugiono, 2014). that there will be motivations carried out by
Subjects or informants in this study are four the research subjects. Fourth, based on the
Generation Z employees and managers of theory described in this study, the motivation
Sultan Coffee CV. Bahrul Maghfiroh. They is elaborated and compared. The last,
are selected for reasons of representation verification/drawing conclusions, after all
from Generation Z that could be explored data has been analyzed, conclusions can be
about their working motivations. In addition, drawn about the research problem. Drawing
they are still among the employees whose conclusions is the final part of the research
work experience is less than five years, results.
especially in the coffee business. So, this will
be unique when explores according to the RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
research objectives. The data in research are The results of this study can be
generally divided into two. First, the data of described starting from the relationship with
this study are the words uttered by oral and managers who play an important role in
gesture research informants at the time of the increasing the motivation of employees.
interview. Second, the results of observations Based on the results of interviews conducted
in the form of small notes are also used as with four employees, it has been found that
supporting (secondary) data. they have a harmonious relationship with the
The data collection technique in this study is manager. This is indicated by good
formulated in several steps. First, interviews communication, frequent jokes while
are conducted in a structured and working, no conflicts that are too severe in
spontaneous manner. The structured the sense that everything is resolved, and
interview formulation and the order of the targets are achieved with a relaxed work
questions are made to the needs of the system.
researcher. Thus, the focus on obtaining data When viewed by age, they are not
will be more effective and efficient. that far away. So, what they talk about in a
Sometimes spontaneous interviews are also work environment always connects with each
conducted to find additional important other. Socially and culturally they are close to
information that researchers have missed. the same pesantren (Islamic boarding house).
The tools used are cell phone recorders and Therefore, they already understand their
notes. Interviews in this study are conducted respective characters and harmony is easy to
on research subjects. Second, literature study apply in the work environment of Sultan
is conducted to find written sources that can Coffee.
be used to strengthen data analysis in this For generation Z at Sultan Coffee,
research. The literature taken in this research their motivation to work internally is to fulfill
is books, journals and other reference their interests and talents in
materials. entrepreneurship. Incidentally, coffee is rife
Data analysis in this study used as a popular beverage commodity for young
interactive analysis techniques by Miles and people today and it is in great demand by the
Huberman in Sugiono (2014). Fisrt, data market in almost all market segments, even
collection, after the interview process is though it has different variants and types.
carried out. Researchers transcribe or process Therefore, they are interested in honing their
from audio data into written data or talents of interest at work. Three out of five
transcripts. Moreover, the results of the employees choose those ways. Then, one
transcripts are also combined with literature employee is motivated because he wants to
studies that have been carried out and get social status or recognition from the
documented. So that the results obtained are community. He considers working as a
much more reliable. Second, data reduction, barista to be proud, especially among young
the researcher removes parts of the transcript people. Furthermore, one other employee is
that are not needed in the analysis process so motivated to develop his career. This is
that the existing transcription can be used as a because he already has had a basis for work
reference in answering the problem since before graduating. Moreover, these
formulation. Third, data display, data is
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employees are also coffee lovers and factor. They want one workload for one
connoisseurs for a long time. person, so that there is no work overload and
On the other hands, their internal motivation multiple tasks that interfere with their
is also built from several aspects. Two motivation to work.
employees are motivated to excel at work. On the other hand, they also want
They want to make Sultan Coffee's products justice to always be treated equally by fellow
attractive to the public and achieve high sales. employees, especially a manager. Their
The other two employees are motivated young age sometimes makes their emotions
because they want to socialize with other still fluctuate. Therefore, the equal rights and
people. For them, being able to serve obligations in carrying out work must be
customers well is a very pleasant thing. Only adhered to and carried out by the manager. If
one employee is motivated to seek position or it is not, there will be conflicts which will
power. He thinks that if he gets a position it actually hinder their motivation to work and
will be much easier to develop his career or result in decreased performance.
increase his passion for work so that his Attribution is a step to determine what
performance can always be maximized. motive behind someone doing an action. The
Performance is a reference for how well biggest background or motivation for the
employees work to meet the given workload. employees of Sultan Coffee to work is to
There were three employees of Sultan Coffee achieve targets and succeed in their efforts to
who states that if they are given a job that is help others in need. In addition, there are also
in accordance with their interests and abilities several other things that the employees
as well as there are clear targets, they would disclosed as follows:
be much more motivated to work. They think Ubay, a coffee roaster, expressed “my passion
they only need to hone what they already for work is in accordance with my passion
have and don't need to start from scratch to and hobby. Besides, I want to develop this
learn. Furthermore, each person is more business unit even bigger. What's more, I
motivated if they only get a job that matches want to prove that my efforts and my friends
their interests and abilities or if there is a clear who are underestimated can be big and
target. They only choose one factor because successful, and most importantly, achieve the
they think developing abilities is faster than mandate of my teacher"
starting it. Further, the target for them is Aji the barista section also said "because I
something that makes it challenging to want to be a successful person and can help
achieve with the creativity and innovation people who are less capable"
that is pursued. Alif in the administration division stated
Then, in addition to their targets, they "what motivates me is all my colleagues who
are also very motivated if they are given the are the same age and they are also coffee
task to achieve high quality of the products lovers"
created. Quality for them is something that In general, they want to make their
needs to be achieved in order to make coffee business bigger and more attractive to
customers satisfied with their work, as well as the community, because this is a mandate
quality that will make them known by from their teacher to run a business unit
customers. Besides, there are also employees under the pesantren. However, co-workers
who have more motivation if they can who are the same age plus all of them are
comply with applicable regulations. He coffee lovers make them more motivated to
thinks that obeying the rules makes him more work.
active to work optimally. The discussion in this study can be
Fairness from a work perspective is described; motivation in work is a series of
absolutely necessary to motivate employees factors that are mutually affiliated with one
and improve their performance. Sultan Coffee another. The various perspectives in
employees want justice to be applied to their compiling motivational factors also serve as a
work environment. The fairness, they mean is benchmark for drawing appropriate
the workload and compensation provided conclusions in analyzing data. Sultan Coffee
must be balanced. In fact, fairness in handling and its employees must have motivation to
the workload given is also an important work; especially they are generation Z who
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are still very productive. This can be analyzed been able to expand their market segment. As
in depth because it must have a unique factor young people they also use social media
when compared to generation X or Y. access to speed up promotion. This ability is
First, if seen from the relationship with their related to their wide access to information
manager. A harmony is created there. So, this and social networks from an early age,
becomes one of the driving factors to be generation Z has a great ability to process
motivated at work. Sunyoto (2013) explains large amounts of information (Addor, 2011).
that work motivation is a condition that On the other hand, there are employees who
encourages individual activities to carry out are motivated to work because they want to
certain activities to achieve their desires. get a position. Mc Clelland in Sunyoto (2013)
Herzberg in Muchlas (2008) argues that states the need for power; this need is a
Extrinsic factors (hygienes) are interpersonal driving force that motivates employee
relationships between superiors and morale. The human ego that wants to rule
subordinates, supervision techniques, more than other humans will cause
administrative policies, working and living competition, this competition is grown by
conditions. Moreover, they are both young, managers in a healthy manner in motivating
making them not awkward to exchange ideas their subordinates to be motivated to work
in developing the business they are running. hard. Based on the observations that
However, because they both lack experience, researchers have made, this motivation is
they need mentors who are experienced and actually not quite right to do in the Sultan
ready to guide them at any time. A study Coffee Company. The scale of the company
conducted by Robert Half (2015) reinforces that is still small, there is still no career path.
the need to mentor generation Z in the In addition, the highest position is only as a
workplace, as members of this generation are manager, which if viewed carefully from the
in dire need of constant instruction and perspective of compensation is not much
require constant feedback on their activities. different. Rotation of the types of work can be
Second, from an internal perspective, they done because their scope is still micro and
believe that their big motivation to work is to their place of residence is in the Islamic
realize their interests and talents in the world boarding school.
of the coffee business. This is not relevant to Third, from the point of view of their
the theory of motivation from Herzberg and performance, they answered that their
Mc Clelland in general. However, another performance could improve if they were
factor that motivates them to work is given jobs according to their interests and
achievement and the coffee products they interests. Porter and lawler in Mangkunegara
develop are recognized and liked by the (2016) state that employees need to be placed
community. This is in accordance with in jobs that are in accordance with their
Herzberg in Muchlas (2008). Achievement is expertise (the right man in place, the man on
the need to gain achievement in the field of the right job). If you look closely, the
work being handled. Someone who has the employees of Sultan coffee have a great
desire to achieve as a need can encourage him interest in working in the coffee sector in all
to achieve his goals. Recognition is the need positions. However, their talents are not yet
to obtain from the leadership of the work / fully visible, as almost all high school
work that has been achieved. graduates are not culinary experts or barista-
Then, Mc Clelland in Sunyoto (2013) argues specific courses. Thus, they need guidance
that the need for achievement, employees will from predecessors who are experts. They are
be enthusiastic about achieving high, as long mentored by King Coffee Management to
as the possibility for it is given the hone their interest in the world of coffee.
opportunity, someone realizes that only Generation Z can be easily integrated in
achieving high work performance will be able organizations by developing mentorship
to get large income, with a high income. He programs with the help of a more
can meet his needs - needs. So far they have experienced generation (Adecco, 2015).
proven that from being ordinary coffee Moreover, giving clear targets will
products to coffee with various innovations further increase their motivation to work.
such as ready-to-drink coffee, of course it has According to Edison (2016) the target is an
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indicator of the fulfillment of the number of perception of cause and effect is whether a
goods, jobs, or the amount produced. Each particular event or action is caused by
type of work in Sultan Coffee has been given internal conditions (this is known as internal
its own target to achieve. Therefore, they are attributions or external forces (external
very excited to work and their performance attributions). Their biggest external side is the
continues to increase. This is evidenced by the encouragement of their teachers, namely the
increasing number of requests from their caregivers of Islamic boarding schools which
consumers from month to month. mandate them to run a coffee business owned
Fourth, the justice that the employees of by their pesantren business unit.
Sultan Coffee want is a balance between the Furthermore, colleagues who are the same
tasks given and the compensation received. age make them more comfortable doing
Adams in Faturrochman (2002) states that activities there. Cristiana (2016) states that
distribution justices is a provision or rule that generation Z does not want to work
becomes a guideline for sharing or separately, but tends to prefer to work in
distributing resources and opportunities. It is groups, in open-air offices. Ozkan (2015)
based on the process of social exchange; the reveals that the social environment is
principle of justice applied is the principle of important for Generation Z which is adjusted
proportional (equity). Moreover, Aristotle in to team spirit. Kirchmayer (2020) says
Fuady (2007) states that justice means equal enjoying work, quality relationships with
rights in this case equality is the correct coworkers, and achieving one's goals appear
proportion, the same center or distance. In to be the most common motivational factors
terms of duty, there is already equality and in the eyes of Generation Z.
fairness that is tailored to their interests, but
in the theory of compensation justice does not RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
discuss the balance with duty. Most theories Based on the descriptions in the
of justice only discuss equal rights in work previous chapters, it can be concluded that,
and division of tasks. first, the motivation of generation Z
Furthermore, the justice that employees want (employees of Sultan Coffe) to work is indeed
is to be recognized by their existence in the built from the main theory, process theory,
community / work environment. Adams in and contemporary theory. Second, the main
Faturrochman (2002) states that this group theory includes the desire to channel interests
model assumes individuals cannot be and talents, excel at work, gain social
separated from the group. Scientifically there recognition, and continue a career. Third,
is encouragement and efforts so that process theory includes assigning tasks
individuals can become part of a group. The according to interests and talents, having
facts in the field state that they are very close clear targets, and achieving maximum
to each other, because they have lived product quality. Finally, contemporary
together in a pesantren environment. So, each theories include balance of workload,
other has understood and has a very close compensation, and distribution of tasks as
relationship. This fact is very different from well as equal rights and obligations.
(Adecco, 2015) which shows that generation Z Especially for attribution, the main cause is
prefers independent work and tends to be carrying out the mandate of their teacher,
reluctant to be involved in teamwork. This realizing the passion they have, and a work
fact can be determined by the tendency of environment that is supportive and in
generation Z to communicate in a virtual accordance with their generation (Z).
environment, using abbreviated language For companies, they should always
which affects their listening, interpersonal, maintain the motivation of their employees
and social skills (Addor, 2011; Tulgan, 2013). by considering the three factors of the theory,
Finally, in terms of attribution, it can be said because most companies only motivate
that they have several reasons to be internally but do not consider externally.
motivated at work. Their internal side is Interests and talents greatly contribute to
mainly very influential, namely to develop a encouraging generation Z to work because
business that is big and known to the public. managers must pay more attention to this.
Kalley in Nurhayati (2005) reveals that in the For future researchers, it is hoped that the
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three foundations of motivation theory will Kirchmayer, Z., & Fratričová, J. 202). What
be expanded with the latest theories and motivates generation Z at work?
elaborate them with the structure of Insights into motivation drivers of
generations X, Y and others. business students in Slovakia.
Proceedings of the Innovation
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