Organizational Commitment as Mediation Variable Influence of Work Motivation, Leadership Style and Learning Organization to the Employees Performance (Studies at PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Limited) Branch Bitung)

Abstract

The research is based on the phenomenon of an International-Scale State-Owned Enterprises by implementing Modern HRM operating at the city of Bitung, North Sulawesi province. It is interesting to study how far the work motivation, leadership style of learning organization as fundamental variables and organizational commitment as mediation in influencing the employees performance of this company. Overall, the goal of development in the field of HR in companies today is the achievement of the quality of human resources and the people of Indonesia are developed in an atmosphere of peace and happiness. The importance of improving the quality of human resources in the company because the environment is constantly changing. In the management and development of human resources, a philosophy is needed that not only recognizes the importance of employees as individuals but also as an important element of a company. In the current era of globalization, the management company must pay attention and improve employee performance and company performance. The fact is that organizations are generally confronted with a problem concerning its human resources, especially the attitudes and behavior of employees at work. This can be realized through the provision of work motivation, the appropriate leadership style in an organization, the creation of a learning organization continuously so as to improve organizational commitment and higher employee performance. The purpose of this study is to identify and investigate the effect of work motivation, leadership style and learning organization on employee performance mediated by organizational commitment at PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Limited) Branch Bitung. The research population is all employees at PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Limited) Branch Bitung, including organic employees in each staff division and operational of PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia IV (Limited) Branch Bitung as many as 92 employees, not including the leaders. In this study, it was decided that the entire population were sampled by using the census method (saturated sample). This study uses quantitative analysis method of data analysis tools of PLS (Partial Least Square). The results stated that work motivation, learning organization has a positive and significant influence on employee performance through the mediating variable of organizational commitment, while the style of leadership does not have a significant influence on employee performance through the mediating variable of organizational commitment. Furthermore, organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on the performance of employees