The Effect of the Work Environment on Employee Performance with Motivation as a Mediation Variables

Abstract

A good work environment will make employees feel comfortable working. Convenience will certainly increase employee performance improvement. The independent variable in this study is the work environment (X). The mediation variable in this study is motivation (M). The dependent variable in this study is employee performance (Y). In this study the population is all employees or staff who work in the Bandar Lampung City DPRD, totaling 267 employees. The measurement scale in this study is to use a Likert scale. The instrument test was done by using the validity test, reliability test, and normality test using the AMOS program. Data analysis in this study was carried out using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The software used for structural analysis in this study is AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structure). This study aims to analyze the direct effect of work environment variables on employee performance, analyze the direct influence of work environment variables on employee motivation, analyze the direct influence of motivation variables on employee performance and analyze the indirect effect of work environment variables on employee performance is mediated by motivation. The test results in this study found that the work environment has a positive and significant influence on employee performance, the work environment has a positive and significant influence on employee motivation, there is a positive and significant influence between motivation and employee performance, and work motivation does not mediate the direct influence of the work environment on employee performance.