The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in the Effect of Transformational Leadership and Work Environment on Public Sector Employee Performance
1Ilse, 2Muhartini Salim 3Armelly, 4Praningrum
1,2,3,4Doctoral Program in Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Bengkulu University, Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.47191/jefms/v8-i4-22ABSTRACT:
This study aims to analyse the effect of transformational leadership and work environment on employee performance mediated by job satisfaction. This type of research is quantitative research with a survey approach. The research population is all civil servants in the Regional Government of Bengkulu Province. The research sample was 384 employees who were taken by proportional random sampling method. Data analysis method structural equation modelling (SEM). The results showed that: (1) transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance; (2) work environment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance; (3) job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance; (4) transformational leadership has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; (5) work environment has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction; (6) job satisfaction mediates the effect of transformational leadership on employee performance; (7) job satisfaction mediates the effect of work environment on employee performance. To improve employee performance, it is recommended that the Bengkulu Provincial Government be able to improve transformational leadership, improve the work environment, and increase employee job satisfaction.
KEYWORDS:
Performance, Transformational Leadership, Work Environment, Job Satisfaction.
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