Leadership, Employee Empowerment, Organizational Commitment, and Employee Performance in Senior High School

Research about leadership on employee performance within an organization is something of interest to be discussed at this time. This study about the influence of leadership on employee performance through employee empowerment and organizational commitment at the Senior High School level in the Petra Christian School Board (PPPK Petra). This research was conducted in all of teachers at the Senior High School in the Petra Christian School Board against 103 peoples who already have a Educator Certificate. Measurement of leadership variable used eight indicators; variable employee performance used eight indicators; employee empowerment variable used twelve indicators; and organizational commitment variables used six indicators that have been tested for reliability and validity. The results showed direct effect of leadership on employee performance, and there is indirect effect of leadership on employee performance through employee empowerment and organizational commitment as an intervening variable, so the total effect of the leadership on employee performance stronger.