The Influence of Organizational Culture and Work Motivation on Employee Performance through Job Satisfaction at the Regional Secretariat of East Flores Regency

  • Maria Dominika Bawana Department of Management, Postgraduate Faculty, Universitas Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
  • Harsono Harsono Department of Management, Postgraduate Faculty, Universitas Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
  • Mokhamad Natsir Department of Management, Postgraduate Faculty, Universitas Merdeka Malang, Indonesia
Keywords: Organizational Culture, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Employee Performance

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the Influence of Organizational Culture and Work Motivation on Employee Performance with Job Satisfaction as a mediating variable . This research uses quantitative methods. The research population was all employees of the Flores Timur Regency Regional Secretariat with a sample size of 97 employees taken using census sampling. The data analysis technique used Partial Least Square (PLS) and was processed with the help of the SmartPLS version 3 application. Organizational Culture and Work Motivation have a significant positive effect on Job Satisfaction. Organizational Culture and Work Motivation have a significant positive effect on Employee Performance. Job satisfaction as a mediating variable is not able to mediate the relationship between organizational culture and employee performance, but is able to mediate the relationship between work motivation and employee performance.  Job Satisfaction variable is used as a moderating variable in the research. A more effective implementation of organizational culture based on values and norms and the government must implement and review SKP ( employee performance targets) as a tool to measure employee performance. The number of samples is small and the scope of the study is not too broad. Thus, the addition of other variables and the number of samples is very necessary to obtain better results and novelty in the research.

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Published
2025-05-12
How to Cite
Bawana, M. D., Harsono, H., & Natsir, M. (2025). The Influence of Organizational Culture and Work Motivation on Employee Performance through Job Satisfaction at the Regional Secretariat of East Flores Regency. International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 8(4), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v8i4.2584