The Role of Transformational Leadership in Driving Performance
Keywords:
Transformational Leadership, Intrinsic Motivation, Work Discipline, Employee PerformanceAbstract
This study aims to examine the effect of transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation on employee performance with work discipline as an intervening variable among employees of the Planning Division, Distribution Division, and Commerce and Customer Management Division at PT PLN (Persero) UID North Sumatra. This research employed a quantitative approach using a survey method. The sample consisted of 172 employees selected through a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with the Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) approach. The results indicate that transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation have a positive and significant effect on work discipline and employee performance. Furthermore, work discipline has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation on employee performance. These findings suggest that improving employee performance can be achieved by strengthening transformational leadership and intrinsic motivation supported by high levels of work discipline.
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