THE CONTRIBUTION OF SOFT SKILLS AND COMPENSATION IN EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE THROUGH WORK MOTIVATION AS MEDIATOR

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze the contribution of soft skills, and compensation to employee performance through work motivation as a mediation. The population in this study were 130 employees of CBM Company, sampling technique using the Slovin formula and obtained as many as 98 employees using the census method while the variables of this study consisted of soft skills, compensation, work motivation, and employee performance. The data analysis used is multiple linear regression analysis and path analysis using SPSS Version 25. The results of the research show that the contribution of soft skills, compensation and work motivation variables to clarify employee performance variables is 73.9 %. The results of indirect influence of soft skills, and compensation on employee performance in this study were successfully mediated by work motivation, so this model has the role of work motivation as full mediating. This research is expected to be beneficial for CBM Enterprise to improve employee performance.