The Mediating Role of Organizational Commitment on Leadership Behavior and Employee Performance

Employee contributions through performance in an organization will determine the success of the organization. Employee performance will be significant if managed properly and effectively. This study aims to explain the mediating role of organizational commitment on leadership behavior and employee performance. The sample used in this study were 70Stikom Bali employees with total sampling technique (saturated sample) because of small size population. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive analysis and PLS. The results of the study found that leadership behavior had a positive and significant impact on employee performance. Leadership behavior is found to had a positive and significant impact on organizational commitment. Organizational commitment was also found to had a positive and significant impact on employee performance. Furthermore, organizational commitment is able to mediate partially on the leadership behavior and employee performance. Organizational commitment has a dominant influence on employee performance, where the management of Stikom Bali needs to increase employee participation to be involved in every organizational problem solving and make them feel fully part of the organization.