The Role of Job Satisfaction in Mediating the Effect of Transformational Leadership on Employee Performance at the UPTD Animal Clinic Department of Plantation and Livestock Government of North Sumatra Province
Keywords:
Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Employee PerformanceAbstract
This study aims to analyze the role of job satisfaction in mediating the influence of transformational leadership on employee performance at the Animal Clinic Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) of the North Sumatra Province Plantation and Livestock Service. This study uses a quantitative approach with a population of 75 employees, all of whom were included in the sample. Primary data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The results showed that transformational leadership had a positive and significant effect on employee performance (t-statistic = 3.126; p = 0.002) and job satisfaction (t-statistic = 4.797; p = 0.000). In addition, job satisfaction also had a positive and significant effect on employee performance (t-statistic = 10.471; p = 0.000) and acted as a mediating variable in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance (t-statistic = 4.323; p = 0.000). The R-square value indicates that transformational leadership and job satisfaction together explain 58.4% of the variation in employee performance. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the Animal Clinic UPTD improve employee performance by adjusting work targets according to workload and competence, increasing job satisfaction by assigning tasks that align with employee interests, and strengthening transformational leadership through encouragement of innovation and continuous learning. This study provides empirical contributions to the development of human resource management and the improvement of public service quality in the animal health sector.
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