4 THE INFLUENCE OF WORK MOTIVATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AS MEDIATOR FACTORS TOWARD WORKING ENVIRONMENT TO THE EMPLOYEE WORK EFFICIENCY IN THE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS AND SPARE PARTS INDUSTRY
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The objectives of this research were: 1) to investigate the influence of the working environment, work motivation, organizational commitment, and employee work efficiency; and 2) to investigate the influence of moderator variables of work motivation and organizational commitment as mediator factors toward the working environment to employee work efficiency. The samples were 640 employees working in the automotive parts and spare parts industry. Data were collected using a questionnaire and statistics used in this research were frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation, and structural equation modeling. The research results revealed that 1) the working environment had no direct positive influence on employee work efficiency; 2) the working environment had a positive direct influence on employee motivation; 3) the working motivation had a positive direct influence on employee work efficiency; 4) the working environment had a positive direct influence on organizational commitment; 5) the organizational commitment had a positive direct influence on employee work efficiency; and 6) the working environment had a positive direct influence on employee work efficiency, with work motivation and organizational commitment as mediator variables. The research findings can be used to plan and formulate human resource management policies to be more efficient.
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