The Effect of Leadership and Employee Motivation on Business Success

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the influence of leadership and employee motivation on business success at Telkomsel Timor – Leste. To achieve this goal, a sample of 130 Telkomsel Timor-Leste employees was taken. Data collection used questionnaires, interviews, literature and documentation. The data analysis techniques used were descriptive statistical analysis and multiple linear regression. The results of the analysis show that leadership is in the good category with a score of 4.20. Employee motivation is in the very good category with a value of 4.34. Business success is in the very good category with a score of 4.37. And the organization's performance is in the good category with a score of 4.00. The results of testing hypothesis 1 obtained a tcount value of 2.133, which was greater than ttable, namely 1.978 with a significance value of 0.002, smaller than 0.05, so leadership had a significant effect on business success. The results of testing hypothesis 2 obtained a tcount value of 2.121, which is greater than ttable, namely 1.978 with a significance value of 0.000, smaller than 0.05, so employee motivation has a significant effect on business success. The results of testing hypothesis 4 obtained a tcount value of 2.937, which is greater than ttable, namely 1.978 with a significance value of 0.001, smaller than 0.05, so leadership has a significant effect on organizational performance. The results of testing hypothesis 5 obtained a tcount value of 14.343, which is greater than ttable, namely 1.978 with a significance value of 0.000, smaller than 0.05, so employee motivation has a significant effect on organizational performance. The results of testing Hypothesis 3 show that leadership and employee motivation simultaneously influence business success. The results of hypothesis 6 testing show that leadership and employee motivation simultaneously influence organizational performance.