EKOMBIS REVIEW: Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol 14 No 4 (2026): October

The Influence of Work Environment and Work Discipline on Employee Performance through Variables of Intervening Work Motivation at the Binjai City Sub-district Office

Saferina Rejeki (Universitas Medan Area)
Akbar Siregar (Universitas Medan Area)
Ihsan Effendi (Universitas Medan Area)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Oct 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of work environment and work discipline on employee performance, as well as the role of work motivation as an intervening variable in the Binjai City Sub-district Office. The research method used is quantitative with the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling approach with the help of SmartPLS software version 3.2.8. The number of samples was 86 respondents who were selected using purposive sampling using the slovin formula. The results of the study show that the work environment and work discipline have a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Furthermore, the work environment and work discipline have a positive and significant effect on work motivation, and it is found that work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The results of the study also showed that work motivation positively and significantly mediated the relationship between the work environment and employee performance, as well as between work discipline and employee performance. This shows that the improvement of employee performance is not only directly influenced by work environment and discipline factors, but also through increased work motivation.

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ER

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Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Energy Other

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Ekombis Review: Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi dan Bisnis is a peer-reviewed journal. Ekombis invites academics and researchers who do original research in the fields of economics, management, and ...