Analysis of the Influence of Transformational Leadership, Work-Life Balance, and Work Environment on the Employee Performance of the Land Office in Medan City with Work Discipline as a Mediating Variable

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effects of transformational leadership, work-life balance, and the work environment on employee performance through work discipline at the Land Office of Medan City. The research design used in this study is a causal research design with a quantitative approach. The population of this study consists of 159 employees working at the Land Office of Medan City, and the sample size is 114 employees. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data obtained through a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is structural equation modeling (SEM) with Smart PLS version 4.0 as the analytical tool. The results of the study show that transformational leadership has a positive and significant direct effect on employee performance. Transformational leadership also has a positive and significant direct effect on work discipline. Work-life balance has a positive but not significant direct effect on work discipline and employee performance. The work environment has a positive but not significant direct effect on employee performance, and it has a positive and significant direct effect on work discipline. Work discipline has a positive and significant direct effect on employee performance. Furthermore, the indirect effects test shows that work discipline mediates the relationship between transformational leadership and employee performance, as well as the relationship between the work environment and employee performance. However, work discipline does not mediate the relationship between work-life balance and employee performance. Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Work-Life Balance, Work Environment, Work Discipline, and Employee Performance.