THE EFFECTS OF COMPENSATION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON SOLDIERS’ MOTIVATION TO ATTEND THE OFFICER FORMATION EDUCATION (DIKTUKPA) FOR NCO RESOURCE OFFICERS MEDIATED BY STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Abstract

This study analyzed how compensation, organizational culture, and career development the motivation of NCO soldiers in attending Diktukpa through Strategic leadership as a mediating variable. This study addressed the research gap by involving Strategic leadership as a mediating variable to the direct and indirect effects of compensation, organizational culture, and career development on NCO students’ motivation. This quantitative study employed Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) on Amos software 26. Data for this study were obtained from 340 randomly selected NCO students. This research established the existence of a favorable relationship between soldier salary, career advancement, and organizational culture and soldiers’ motivation to participate in Diktukpa as well as strategic leadership. A positive influence was also found in Soldier compensation, career development, and organizational culture on the motivation of Strategic leadership as a mediating variable. The results indicated the direction of evaluation and sound personnel planning that should be taken into account when hiring or accepting officers from non-commissioned officer sources, including pay, career development, organizational culture, and strategic leadership. It is important to boost NCO pupils’ motivation for personal growth. The impact of strategic leadership on soldiers’ motivation is presented in this study in connection to pay and career advancement. . This study provides relevant insights into the current conditions and factors that included compensation and career development, Strategic leadership in influencing the motivation of the soldiers.

Keywords

• motivation
• compensation
• organizational culture
• strategic leadership
• career
• offi cer formation education (diktukpa)