The Effect of Leadership Style and Work Environment on Employee Performance at Sacred Heart of Jesus, Becora, Dili, Timor-Leste: The Mediating Role of Work Motivation

Abstract

This research aims to determine the influence of leadership style and work environment on employee performance with the mediation of teacher and employee work motivation at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus, Becora, Dili, Timor Leste. In this study, the research method used is quantitative research. The population obtained is 130 people with an incidental sample, allowing the researcher to find a sample of 110 teachers and employees. The data used in this research are primary data, collected through the distribution of questionnaires. The data analysis technique is quantitative data analysis using statistical methods. The statistical method used is Partial Least Square (PLS). The research results show that the leadership style variable has a significantly positive effect on the performance of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The leadership style variable also has a significantly positive effect on the motivation of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The work environment variable has a positive but not significant effect on the performance of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The work environment variable has a significantly positive effect on the motivation of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The work motivation variable has a significantly positive effect on the performance of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The leadership style variable, through work motivation as a mediating variable, has a not significantly positive effect on the performance of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus. The work environment variable, through work motivation as a mediating variable, has a significantly positive effect on the performance of teachers and employees at Sagrado Coração de Jesus/Sacred Heart of Jesus.