Employee Motivation as a Mediating Variable in the Personnel and Human Resource Development Agency of Malang Regency: The Impact of Additional Employee Income and Instructional Leadership on Employee Performance

This research aims to describe and analyze additional employee income (TPP), instructional leadership, employee motivation, and employee performance. It explores the influence of additional employee income (TPP) and instructional leadership on employee performance, examines the impact of additional employee income (TPP) and instructional leadership on employee motivation, assesses the relationship between motivation and employee performance, and investigates how employee motivation mediates the effects of additional employee income (TPP) and instructional leadership on employee performance. The population and sample of this study consist of 64 respondents from the personnel and human resources development agency of Malang Regency. Data collection employed questionnaires, and data analysis was conducted using path analysis. The results indicate that additional employee income (TPP) and instructional leadership significantly and positively affect employee performance. Additionally, TPP and instructional leadership significantly and positively influence employee motivation. Employee motivation positively and substantially affects employee performance, and employee motivation mediates the relationship between TPP, instructional leadership, and employee performance.