The Effect of Interpersonal Communication on Employee Performance Through Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation as Intervening Variables

This study aims to investigate how interpersonal communication impacts employee performance, with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation as mediating factors, at PT. SALSBP in Indonesia. The research adopts a quantitative approach with a sample of 104 company employees selected using the purposive sampling method and the Slovin formula. Path Analysis using SEM Smart PLS-3 is employed for data analysis. The findings reveal that extrinsic motivation significantly influences employee performance, as does interpersonal communication. Additionally, interpersonal communication significantly affects both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is also found to have a significant impact on employee performance. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that interpersonal communication influences employee performance through both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Notably, the most dominant factor influencing employee performance is extrinsic motivation. This study contributes valuable insights to the understanding of the various factors that influence employee performance, with a specific focus on interpersonal communication, extrinsic, and intrinsic motivation.