Title:
THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND WORK ENVIRONMENT ON MOTIVATION AND ITS IMPLICATION ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: STUDY ONMA'HAD DAARUT TAHFIZH AL-IKHLAS

Authors:
*Mochammad Reza, Nurdasila and Hafasnuddin

Abstract:
This study aims to examine the model of Leadership Style And Work Environment Effect On Motivation And Its Implication On Employee Performance. This research was conducted at Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas, in Aceh Besar District, Indonesia. The sample determined was equal to the population, that was as many as 122 respondents. To test the respondents' perceptions, the authors used the Likert scale. Then, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used as a set of statistical techniques to test the causality effects. The result proves the causality hypothesis in this study, namely :Leadership style significantly affects work motivation of employees of Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas, Work environment significantly affects work motivation of employees of Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas, Leadership style significantly affects performance of employees of Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas, Work environment significantly affects performance of employees of Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas, and Work motivation significantly affects performance of employees of Ma'had Daarut Tahfizh Al-Ikhlas. These findings prove that the employee performance improvement model is formed from a suitable leadership style and a good work environment in supporting employees at work, so that it will have an impact on employee performance directly or either through increased work motivation. These findings provide a useful premise for the academic realm, especially for the basis of further research. Future researchers are expected to be able to develop this tested model of employee performance by adding new variables such as organizational culture and organizational citizenship behavior.