THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE THROUGH WORK MOTIVATION AS A MEDIATOR VARIABLE

Survey on Employees of Bank BWS KC Bogor

Abstract

The findings from the preliminary study conducted at Bank BWS KC Bogor showed that employee work results were still declining, achievement of work targets was still hampered, work standards were still not in accordance with expectations, and problem solving at work was still less than optimal. The problems that occurred were suspected to be caused by leadership factors and low work motivation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether leadership had an effect on employee performance; and whether work motivation mediated the influence of leadership on employee performance at Bank BWS KC Bogor. The method used in this study was a survey method with a correlational approach. The population in this study were all employees at Bank BWS KC Bogor, totaling 56 people. The instrument used in this study was a type of questionnaire that measured the Likert attitude scale with 5 (five) alternative answers. The data analysis technique used was mediation analysis. Based on the results of the study, it was found that leadership had a positive effect on employee performance. This means that the more effective the leadership, the more employee performance will increase; Work motivation partially mediates the influence of leadership on employee performance. This means that leadership affects employee performance both directly and indirectly, namely through work motivation.