The Effect Of Work Discipline And Leadership On Employee Performance Through Job Satisfaction As An Intervening Variable At The Regional Secretariat Of Labuhanbatu District

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether work discipline and leadership affect performance
through job satisfaction as an intervening variable for the Regional Secretariat of
Labuhanbatu Regency employees. The study was conducted on permanent employees
(PNS) at the Regional Secretariat of Labuhanbatu Regency. The population in this study
was 126 people. Because the population is small, the sampling technique in this study
was a saturated sample with a sample size of 126 people. The data collection technique
used was primary data in the form of questionnaires and secondary data obtained through
documentation studies. The data analysis technique used quantitative data processed with
the SPSS version 25 program, namely the t-test, Sobel test and path analysis. The results
obtained in this study indicate 1) there is a positive and significant influence between
Work Discipline on Job Satisfaction, 2) there is a positive and significant influence
between Leadership on Job Satisfaction, 3) there is a positive and significant influence
between Work Discipline on Performance, 4) there is a positive and significant influence
between Leadership on Performance, 5) there is a positive and significant influence
between Job Satisfaction on Performance, 6) There is a positive and significant influence
between Work Discipline on Performance through Job Satisfaction as an intervening
variable, 7) There is a positive and significant influence between Leadership on
Performance through Job Satisfaction as an intervening variable.