Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): February

Enhancing Employee Performance through Competence, Motivation, and Transformational Leadership: The Strategic Role of Employee Engagement

Fadhilah, Alfi Fauzi (Unknown)
Aryanti, Asti Nur (Unknown)
Sofiati, Nunung Ayu (Unknown)
Ismail, Gurawan Dayona (Unknown)
Muttaqin, Ridlwan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
06 Jan 2026

Abstract

Businesses in the tourism services industry must possess superior, competitive human resources due to increasingly intense competition. Employee performance plays a crucial role in business success, particularly in the service sector, which is highly dependent on service quality. This study aims to examine the effects of service competence, work motivation, and transformational leadership on employee performance at PT HAS Nawara Nusantara, with employee engagement serving as a mediating variable. This research employs a quantitative, survey-based approach. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to employees of PT HAS Nawara Nusantara who had worked at the company for at least 1 year. Both direct and indirect relationships among variables were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results indicate that employee engagement is positively and significantly influenced by service competence, work motivation, and transformational leadership. Furthermore, employee engagement has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, whereas service competence and work motivation do not have a significant direct effect on employee performance. Employee engagement serves as a mediating variable in the relationships among service competence, work motivation, transformational leadership, and employee performance. In conclusion, companies can implement human resource development strategies by enhancing service competence, strengthening work motivation, and applying transformational leadership to foster high and sustainable employee engagement.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...