Title:
THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS INCREASING WORK PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES OF THE MENTAL HOSPITAL OF ACEH

Authors:
Kalena Amala Putri, Muhammad Adam and Teuku Roli Ilhamsyah Putra

Abstract:
This study is to determine and examine the role of leadership in employee development and motivation towards increasing work productivity of Mental Hospital of Aceh (RSJ Aceh) employees. The population was all employees of the RSJ Aceh with the status of civil servants, amounting to 199 people. Samples were taken by the census technique. The research model was analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling. Data were collected using a questionnaire that was circulated through Google form and measured using a Likert scale. The results of descriptive hypothesis testing prove that leadership, employee development, work motivation and work productivity of employees at the RSJ Aceh are not good enough. The results of hypothesis testing directly prove that leadership has a significant effect on employee development, leadership has a significant effect on work motivation, leadership has a significant effect on work productivity, employee development has a significant effect on work productivity, work motivation has a significant effect on work productivity, employee development significantly mediates leadership relationships on work productivity, and work motivation mediates the relationship of leadership to work productivity. These results also prove that employee development and work motivation act as partial mediators. Thus, the model of increasing work productivity in RJS Aceh is a function of improving leadership in influencing employee development and work motivation.