Accelerating Logistics Employee Performance: A Review of Transformational Leadership, Technical Competence, and the Effectiveness of Compensation Policies
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https://doi.org/10.31334/s4q70p24.6363Keywords:
Transformational Leadership; Organizational Culture; Technical Competence; Work Ethic; Compensation Policy; Employee Performance;Abstract
This study aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership, organizational culture, and technical competence on work ethic and its implications for employee performance at a national private logistics company in Greater Bekasi, with compensation policy as a moderating variable. The increasingly competitive logistics industry demands companies to have human resources with superior work ethic and performance, thus the role of leadership, organizational culture, and technical competence are strategic factors that need to be studied comprehensively. This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method on employees at a national private logistics company in Greater Bekasi. Data collection techniques were carried out through a structured questionnaire, while data analysis used multiple regression analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the moderating role of compensation policy. The results of the study indicate that transformational leadership, organizational culture, and technical competence have a positive and significant effect on employee work ethic. Furthermore, work ethic is proven to have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The results of the moderation test indicate that compensation policy strengthens the influence of transformational leadership, organizational culture, and technical competence on work ethic, which ultimately has an impact on improving employee performance. These findings confirm that fair and competitive compensation policies can enhance the effectiveness of organizational factors in building employee work ethic. This research offers practical implications for logistics company management in formulating integrated human resource management strategies to sustainably improve employee performance.
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