The Influence of Transformational Leadership Style and Self-Efficacy on Performance with Job Satisfaction as a Mediating Variable among Employees of ATR/BPN Cilacap

This study examines the influence of transformational leadership style and self-efficacy on employee performance with job satisfaction as a mediating variable at ATR/BPN Cilacap. A quantitative approach was applied with path analysis using SmartPLS 4. The results show that transformational leadership has a negative but insignificant effect on job satisfaction, yet a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Job satisfaction has a negative but insignificant effect on performance. Self-efficacy positively and significantly affects job satisfaction, but shows a negative and insignificant effect on performance. Furthermore, both transformational leadership and self-efficacy exert negative and insignificant effects on performance when mediated by job satisfaction. These findings highlight that leadership and self-efficacy influence performance more directly than through job satisfaction.