Motivation as an Intervening Variable of Training on Employee Performance

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between training (X) and employee performance (Y) at the North Sumatra Provincial DPRD Secretariat through motivation (Z) directly and indirectly. From 107 people, the Slovin algorithm selected 52 government employees as a representative sample. The sampling approach was purposive. A 2022 study was undertaken. Respondent questionnaires provided primary data. Path analysis was performed on SPSS 24.0-processed quantitative data. The Standardised Coefficients Beta Training value of 0.900 with a significance level of 0.000 suggests that training directly and significantly affects motivation, according to route analysis. Training increases worker productivity significantly, as shown by the standardised coefficients beta training value of 0.931 and a significance level of 0.000. Motivation directly improves employee performance, with a standardised coefficients beta training value of 0.942 and a significance level of 0.000. The route analysis also demonstrates that motivation cannot mediate the indirect effect of training on employee performance. Motivational training has a smaller indirect effect on employee performance (0.848) than direct training (0.931).