The Relationship between Career Development and Employee Performance: Work Motivation as a Mediator

Abstract

This research aims to examine the effect of career development on employee performance mediated by work motivation at the Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça (PDHJ) institution in Caicoli, Dili Timor-Leste. This research with a sample size of 100 respondents used a saturated sample because the population was small in this institution. The data collection technique used a questionnaire distributed to all employees working at PDHJ Caicoli, Dili Timor-Leste. Data was analyzed using the Smart-PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis technique. The results of this research show that the career development variable has a positive and significant effect on motivation, work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, career development has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and employee work motivation is proven to positively mediate the effect of career development on employee performance. at the institution Provedoria dos Direitos Humanos e Justiça. The results of this research show that the better the career development at the PDHJ institution, the higher the employee's work motivation, and the higher the employee's work motivation, the higher the employee's performance.