Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON INNOVATION AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PLN UID ACEH

Authors:
Octi Dwina Putri, Muhammad Adam and Mukhlis*, Indonesia

Abstract:
This research seeks to examine the influence of gender and transformational leadership on employee performance, with innovation serving as a mediator within PLN, an electricity company. The population for the study comprised all heads of departments in the PLN main distribution office in Aceh (PLN UID Aceh), totaling 858 employees. A sample of 272 employees was selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using SEM-AMOS and Sobel calculator. The results revealed that significantly, gender and transformational leadership influence innovation; gender transformational leadership, and innovation influence employee performance, and; innovation mediates the gender and transformational leadership effect on employee performance. Furthermore, innovation is also revealed to function as a partial mediator in the model. The research findings illustrate that a model of high employee performance is significantly influenced by several key factors: the alignment of gender roles, the presence of strong transformational leadership, and the fostering of increased innovation within the workplace.