Title:
THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATION AND LEADERSHIP ON WORK PERFORMANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCEOF ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF PIDIE JAYA

Authors:
*SyukriItam, Mukhlis and Said Musnadi

Abstract:
This study aims to examine the influence of motivation and leadership on work performance and the impact on organizational performance of the Environment Department of Pidie Jaya District (DLH Pidie Jaya), Indonesia. The population in this study was all employees, both civil servants and contract employees at DLH Pidie Jaya, Indonesia, totaling 68 people. The research sample took the whole population (census). Data were collected using a questionnaire and measured using a Likert scale. The research model was analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS).The result of the descriptive hypothesis testing indicates that work motivation, leadership, work performance, and organizational performance of the DLH Pidie Jaya have obtained good performance. The result of direct hypothesis testing shows that work motivation affects work performance, leadership affects work performance, work motivation affects organizational performance, leadership does not affect organizational performance, and work performance affects organizational performance. The result of indirect hypothesis testing shows that work performance mediates partially the effect of work motivation on organizational performance, and work performance fully mediates the effect of leadership on organizational performance. The originality of this research lies in the organizational performance improvement model that has been tested and can be applied at DLH Pidie Jaya.Work motivation can affect organizational performance both directly and through work performance, whereas leadership cannot directly affect organizational performance, but initially leadership must be able to improve work performance and only then will have an impact on organizational performance. For further research, the researcher recommends conducting further testing to be able to improve organizational performance using job satisfaction, expertise, work relations, organizational justice, and work environment variables.