The Influence of Leadership and Work Motivation on the Performance of Employees at the Medan Tembung District Office

Abstract

This study employed a quantitative approach using an associative research design. The population consisted of all 32 employees of the Medan Tembung Subdistrict Office. A saturated sampling (census) technique was applied, in which the entire population was used as the research sample. Data were collected through questionnaires, while data analysis was conducted using validity testing, reliability testing, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression analysis, partial hypothesis testing (t-test), simultaneous hypothesis testing (F-test), and the coefficient of determination (R²) with the assistance of SPSS software. The results of the study indicate that, partially, leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, as evidenced by a t-value of 2.267 with a significance level of 0.021 < 0.05. Work motivation also has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with a t-value of 2.574 and a significance level of 0.015 < 0.05. Simultaneously, leadership and work motivation have a positive and significant effect on employee performance, as indicated by an F-value of 36.315, which is greater than the F-table value of 3.33, and a significance level of 0.000 < 0.05. The coefficient of determination (R²) yielded a value of 0.715, indicating that 71.5% of the variation in employee performance can be explained by leadership and work motivation, while the remaining 28.5% is influenced by other factors outside the research model. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that leadership and work motivation are important factors in improving employee performance.