The influence of work environment, work motivation on employee performance with intervening variables of job satisfaction of the Medan city library and archives service

This study aims to analyze the relationship between work environment, work motivation, job satisfaction, and employee performance at Dinas Perpustakaan dan Kearsipan Kota Medan. The identified issues from the Strategic Plan Report of the Office serve as the research foundation. The research method employed non-probability sampling using a saturation sampling technique, involving the entire population of 64 employees at Dinas Perpustakaan dan Kearsipan Kota Medan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Smart Partial Least Squares (PLS) was utilized for data analysis. The findings indicate a significant positive relationship between the work environment and job satisfaction, as well as between work motivation and job satisfaction. Additionally, there is a significant positive influence of the work environment and work motivation on employee performance, and a positive significant impact of job satisfaction on employee performance. However, there is an exception in the relationship between the work environment and employee performance through job satisfaction, which is not significant. Conversely, work motivation significantly and positively influences employee performance through job satisfaction. This research contributes significantly to understanding the factors influencing employee performance Dinas Perpustakaan dan Kearsipan Kota Medan. Suggestions for further research include considering other variables that may affect the relationships studied and enhancing the quality and quantity of employees and facilities in the work environment.