Abstract:

The most decisive factor in the construction of the campus is leadership. The Private University of East Java is led by a Chancellor. In this case, a leader or Chancellor becomes the locomotive towards which the organization will be brought. Leadership style will affect employee performance in a company or organization. Therefore, a leader must have the skills, creativity, emotion, and good intelligence to lead his employees at work. The variables analyzed in this study were democratic leadership style, motivation, and work environment on employee performance. The results of the study show (1) that Democratic leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Private University of East Java. (2) Work motivation has a more dominant influence on employee performance at the Private University of East Java.