Does Work Motivation Mediate the Effect of Organizational Culture and Justice on Employee Performance of the Public Works and Spatial Planning Agency?

This research empirically measures and analyzes the effects of organizational culture and justice on employee performance both directly and indirectly through work motivation at the work and spatial planning agency of Pidie District, Aceh Province, Indonesia. Of 173 officers, 120 were selected as the sample of the study using a proportionate stratified random sampling. Utilizing Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), the study documented that organizational culture and justice have a significant positive effect on work motivation. Besides, organizational culture and justice have an insignificant direct impact on employee performance, but their effects were found to indirectly and significantly through work motivation, indicating the full mediating effect. These findings imply that to improve employee performance, the focus must be given on enhancing work motivation based on the improvement of organizational culture and justice.