The effects of motivation and innovation in Libyan civil aviation sector on operating performance

In the global competitive environment, innovation based on stored information and technology due to the need for change plays a crucial role in the long-term survival of businesses. Keeping up with the changing conditions depends on the innovations to be made inside and outside the company. The extent to which employee motivation affects the innovation performance of the employee has become one of the issues that business managers have been wondering about recently. This study will be conducted in the civil aviation sector to determine the effects of the independent variables innovation and employee motivation on the dependent variable operating performance. In this direction, the impact of innovation and employee motivation on the civil aviation sector was examined. As a result of the study it is aimed to obtain and present information that will benefit the interested parties. This study was carried out only on the employees of Libyan Airlines in Mitiga International Airport and Misrata International Airport operating in the civil aviation sector of Libya, which was determined before the research was conducted. The study used a questionnaire technique, and the data obtained from the participants were analyzed with the SPSS package program. In line with the information obtained from the analyses, it has been determined that the operating performance has increased as a natural result of improving employee motivation and innovation activities in Libyan Airlines enterprises. From this point of view, civil aviation sector enterprises need to increase employee motivation and attach importance to innovation activities simultaneously. Keywords: Civil Aviation, Enterprises, Innovation, Libya, Motivation, Operating Performance.