THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AS MEDIATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN PROVINCIAL FOOD SECURITY AGENCY OF SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA

Abstract

The objective of this research is to test and explain the influence of organizational culture on organizational commitment, the influence of leadership on organizational commitment, the influence of organizational culture on employees’ performance, the influence of leadership on employees’ performance, the influence of organizational commitment on employees’ performance, the role of organizational commitment as mediation of the influence of organizational culture on employees’ performance and the role of organizational commitment as mediation of the influence of leadership on employees’ performance. This explanatory research employs a survey method, aiming at seeking the causal relationship between variables through hypothesis test. This research finds that: organizational culture positively, significantly influences the organizational commitment of the Provincial the Provincial Food Security Agency of Southeast Sulawesi; leadership positively, significantly influences the organizational commitment of the Provincial Food Security Agency of Southeast Sulawesi; organizational culture positively, significantly influences the employees’ performance of the Provincial Food Security Agency of Southeast Sulawesi; and leadership positively, significantly contributes to organizational commitment, but does not significantly influence employees’ performance.

Keywords

• perceived organizational support
• organizational culture
• organizational commitment