JURNAL ECONOMINA
Vol. 5 No. 8 (2026): JURNAL ECONOMINA, Agustus 2026

The Role of Work Engagement in Mediating the Effects of Digital Leadership, Digital Competence, and Self-Efficacy on Employee Performance (A Study of Urban Village Offices in Tegal City)

Ari Prasetya (Universitas Pancasakti, Tegal, Indonesia)
Dewi Indriasih (Universitas Pancasakti, Tegal, Indonesia)
Dien Noviany Rahmawati (Universitas Pancasakti, Tegal, Indonesia)
Ahmad Hanfan (Universitas Pancasakti, Tegal, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of digital leadership, digital competence, and self-efficacy on employee performance and examine the role of work engagement in mediating this relationship among employees at village offices throughout Tegal City. The study population was all village employees in Tegal City, with a sample size of 265 respondents determined using a census sampling technique. This study employed a quantitative approach with a survey method through questionnaire distribution. Data analysis was performed using Partial Least Squares (PLS)-based Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the assistance of SmartPLS software, which included testing the measurement model (outer model) and the structural model (inner model). The results showed that digital leadership had no direct effect on employee performance, digital competence had a positive effect on employee performance, self-efficacy had a positive effect on employee performance, digital leadership had a positive effect on work engagement, digital competence had no effect on work engagement, self-efficacy had a positive effect on work engagement, and work engagement had a positive effect on employee performance. Furthermore, work engagement mediates the influence of digital leadership and self-efficacy on employee performance, but fails to mediate the influence of digital competence on employee performance.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

economina

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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JURNAL ECONOMINA (JE) is a peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research papers. ECONOMINA has been published since 2022. It is currently published every month a year with e-ISSN: 2963-1181. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is assigned to each published article and the journal is ...