Sinergi antara Karyawan Magang dan Gaya Kepemimpinan sebagai Faktor Penentu Kinerja di PT XYZ
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This study analyzes the influence of transformational, transactional, and servant leadership styles on employee performance, with employee engagement as a mediating variable. The study focuses on intern employees at PT XYZ, operating in the food and beverage (F&B) sector. Data were collected from 110 respondents using questionnaires and analyzed with the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The results indicate that transformational, transactional, and servant leadership styles have a positive and significant impact on employee engagement, which subsequently enhances performance. However, employee engagement does not serve as a significant mediating variable in the relationship between servant leadership and employee performance. This study offers novelty by examining the influence of leadership styles on intern performance in the F&B sector, a topic rarely addressed in previous research. Additionally, the exploration of employee engagement as a mediating role provides deeper insights into the mechanisms of leadership influence within the internship context. The theoretical contribution of this research lies in extending Social System Theory (Talcott Parsons, 1951) by demonstrating how leadership styles affect the functioning of organizations as social systems and explaining how various elements within an organization, such as leadership styles and employee engagement, interact to achieve balance, stability, and overall effectiveness. This research also expands the theory by illustrating how different leadership styles influence the functioning of these social systems.
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