Emotional Intelligence and Work Stress on Employee Work Performance with Work Motivation as a Mediating Variable

Many factors can influence employee performance, including motivation and job satisfaction. This study aims to determine the extent of the influence of emotional intelligence and work stress on work performance with work motivation as a mediating variable. People in an organization in order to achieve organizational goals within a certain period of time. Performance refers to the level of achievement of tasks that make up an employee's job. Performance is defined as Results of the function of a person's or group's work/activities in an organization which is influenced by various factors to achieve organizational goals in Specific time periodThe data analysis method used in this research is Partial Least Square (PLS) with the help of the Smart PLS version 3.0 program. The results of this study show that emotional intelligence has a negative and insignificant effect on work performance. Job stress has a positive and significant effect on job performance. Emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work stress has a positive and significant effect on work motivation. Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on work performance. Emotional intelligence has a positive and significant effect on work performance moderated by work motivation. Job stress has a negative and insignificant effect on work performance moderated by work motivation