Authors : Dafid Irawan, Indrasurya B. Mochtar and Christiono Utomo
Abstract: This study aims to explain the moderating role of work motivation in the relationship between leadership and workforce performance in medium and large companies. This study presents a comparison of models in which workforce performance is determined by the way the executive leadership manages the workforce with different work motivation conditions. This study aims to prove that contractor companies must have good ability in determining a field executive in each project. This study chose a descriptive study by examining the comparison of two structural models of leadership relationships of field executives on workforce performance that is moderated by work motivation. The data were obtained from 100 respondents of foremen, skilled workers and workers of 48 medium and large companies. The hypothetical model was tested using structural equation modeling with a partial least square approach. This study will require a change in the workforce performance will increase if the company can place a proper field executive. For medium companies, people-oriented leadership is more appropriately applied to low-motivation conditions and task-oriented leadership is more appropriately applied to high-motivation conditions. Meanwhile, for large companies, people-oriented leadership is more appropriately applied to high-motivation conditions and task-oriented leadership is more appropriately applied to low-motivation conditions. This study has implications for the development of the company regarding determining the appropriate leadership style for field executives following the company level. Errors in this case will have an impact on the nonconformity of leadership required in the project.
Dafid Irawan, Indrasurya B. Mochtar and Christiono Utomo, 2019. Statistical Model of Field Executive Leadership Technique at Medium and Large Contractors in Enhancing Workforce Performance on Low Motivation Conditions. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 1793-1799.