THE MODEL OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of leadership and compensation on motivation also its implications on the cooperative employee performance in Padang. The method used was descriptive - verificative with the type of survey. The object of the research was cooperation employees with the sample size to 330 respondents. Data analysis using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with Linear Structural Relationship (LISREL) 8.80 program. The Results Showed that: 1) leadership and compensation have a significant positive effect on motivation. 2) Leadership, compensation, and motivation have a positive and significant impact on employee performance. The variables that dominant influence on performance was motivation, while the dominant influential variable on the motivation was compensation. Managerial implications based on the results of the research is to improve the employee performance in the cooperation in Padang district must throughs work employee motivation of cooperation in Padang regency the which is reflected in the high dimension of relatedness in a relationship with members, relationships with co-workers.