Analysis of the Effect of Organizational Culture on Employee Performance with Work Discipline as an Intervening Variable at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Sibolga Kota

Abstract

 This study aimed to analyze the effect of organizational culture on employee performance with work discipline as an intervening variable at PT PLN (Persero) ULP Sibolga Kota. This study used a quantitative associative approach. The population in this study consisted of all employees of PT PLN (Persero) ULP Sibolga Kota, totaling 86 employees, and the entire population was used as the sample through a saturated sampling technique. The research data were obtained through questionnaire distribution and were analyzed using SPSS version 24 through data quality testing, classical assumption testing, and path analysis. The results showed that organizational culture had a positive and significant effect on work discipline, with a beta value of 0.912 and a significance value of 0.000. Organizational culture also had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a beta value of 0.660 and a significance value of 0.000. Furthermore, work discipline had a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a beta value of 0.315 and a significance value of 0.000. The path analysis results showed that the indirect effect of organizational culture on employee performance through work discipline was 0.287, which was lower than the direct effect of 0.660. These findings indicated that organizational culture had a more dominant role in improving employee performance, while work discipline functioned as a supporting factor in strengthening orderliness and consistency in task implementation. This study emphasized the importance of strengthening organizational culture and work discipline to encourage sustainable improvement in employee performance.