Career plateau and work performance among employees in a methanol company in Malaysia

Organizational performance is closely linked to company productivity, with employee work performance being pivotal to overall success. This study investigates the relationship between career plateau and work performance among employees at a methanol company. Interestingly, the works on career plateau and work performance among employees has never been explored in the nation’s methanol company. Thus, it would be interesting to understand the impact of work plateau on employees’ work performance. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among employee in a methanol company. Employees from various departments had participated with a response of 300 complete data. The study discovered that work plateau significantly and positively influenced both task performance and contextual performance. Unfortunately, the hierarchical plateau had a negative but insignificant relationship with these performance metrics. To boost work performance and productivity, management should address employee concerns comprehensively to avoid career plateaus among employees in the methanol company. Finally, the study elaborates on the findings that impacted the methanol company and its employees. The findings of this study are expected to provide benefits to the parties involved, whether it is the management of the methanol company or its employees. This finding can provide the information and exposure needed to further improve the quality of work performance for staff in the energy sector as well as in the oil and gas sector.