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Effect of Organizational Communication and

Transformational Leadership on Increasing Employee
Work Motivation at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency
During the Covid 19 Pandemic
Annisa Nurul Istiqomah1, Edy Prihantoro2
Universitas Gunadarma

Abstract:- The existence of educators (teachers) and According to Robbins quoted by Hardjana (1998),
education staff are human resources for SMAN 2 communication carries out four main functions in a group or
Tangerang Regency and are the most important assets organization, namely: control (control, supervision),
owned by the institution and taken into account by school motivation, disclosure (emotional), and information.
managers. The reliability and capacity of human Communication acts to control member behavior in several
resources, teachers and educational staff at SMAN 2 ways. Every organization has a hierarchy of authority and
Tangerang Regency have a duty to continue to be able to formal guidelines that employees must follow.
improve quality and affordable competencies for students Organizational communication between executives and their
in order to realize the highest degree of education. This subordinates is vertical. Vertically, the existing
study aims to determine the effect of organizational communication is about giving relevant instructions to
communication and transformational leadership of the employees and socializing decision making. Communication
principal on increasing the work motivation of teachers between superiors and subordinates, or between subordinates,
and education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency. The often fosters a spirit of individual cooperation. Effective
research approach used is quantitative. All teachers and communication is the glue for organizational members.
education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency, totaling
67 people, were sampled in this study. The analytical Motivating leaders create conditions that inspire
technique used in this research is multiple linear employees to work hard. Highly motivated employees are
regression analysis. The results of data analysis show that: essential to achieve consistent high performance results.
1. Organizational communication has a significant Executives adopt a leadership approach that reflects the
influence on the work motivation of teachers and perception that employee productivity is an important and
education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency by 0.301 irreplaceable part of achieving company goals.
or 30.1%; 2. Transformational leadership has a
significant influence on the work motivation of teachers Transformational Leadership is the effort of a leader in
and education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency by changing from a vision and mission into action and is carried
0.354 or 35.4%; 3. Organizational communication and out by making a clear vision, motivating staff to be creative,
transformational leadership have a significant effect innovative, building a learning culture, and building effective
simultaneously on the work motivation of teachers and communication. A true transformational leader gives their
education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency by 0.245 members more room to hone the skills they need in the
or 24.5%. workplace. This flexibility allows them to be more creative,
innovate, find new solutions to old problems, and look to the
Keywords:- Organizational Communication, future.
Transformational Leadership, Work Motivation.
According to Dedy, et al (2019: 232) in general the
I. INTRODUCTION definition or understanding of motivation can be interpreted
as a goal or impetus, with the actual goal being the main
According to Handoko (2011), communication is the driving force for a person in trying to get or achieve what he
process of effectively delivering messages and information in wants either positively or negatively.
the form of ideas, facts, thoughts, and emotions that are easily
understood by two or more people. Communication is The reliability and capacity of human resources,
basically a basic human need that affects the behavior of all teachers and education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency
humans in an organization. Communication within an have the duty to continue to be able to improve quality and
organization can be used as a driving force for organizational affordable competencies for students in order to realize the
processes. highest degree of education. SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency
aims especially in the field of life skills and entrepreneurship
by trying to motivate students by increasing life skills to

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provide graduates who do not continue to college. Educators are male, and 33 of them are female. Respondents as many as
(teachers) and education staff are human resources for SMAN 22 people have employment status as Civil Servants (PNS)
2 Tangerang Regency and are the most important assets and 45 people have employment status as Non Civil Servants
owned by the institution and taken into account by school (Non PNS). Respondents as many as 49 people work as
managers. The more important people are, actually boils teachers, 8 people work as education staff and 8 other people
down to the fact that people are the main thing in the work as other employees. In addition, 1 respondent has the
organization. Humans set goals, innovate and achieve latest education in junior high school, 9 people have the latest
organizational goals. Human resources stimulate creativity in education in high school/equivalent, 40 people have the latest
every organization. Without effective human resources, the education at Strata 1/Bachelor, and 17 others have the latest
organization will not be able to achieve its goals. Human education at Strata 2/Master.
resources make other organizational resources work. The
availability of the number of teachers and staff is one of the Variable statements X1 (Organizational
great potentials of SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency. Continuous Communication) and X2 (Transformational Leadership) are
improvement of organizational performance requires declared valid with R count more than R table (0.2404). The
effective Human Resources (HR). Teachers and Education variable statement instrument used as the questionnaire was
Staff who have a dedicated attitude, discipline and declared reliable with Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.942 on the
professional competence are most likely to achieve effective statement item variable X1, 0.883 on the statement item
work results in learning. variable X2, and 0.724 on the statement item variable Y.

Thus, in this study the theme related to the work Based on the results of multiple regression analysis, the
motivation of teachers and education staff will be raised. constant value was 23.105. This means, if the variable
Organizational communication and leadership at SMAN 2 conditions (X1) and (X2) are considered constant, then the Y
Tangerang Regency are factors that are thought to have a variable is 23.105. The regression coefficient values in X1 and
significant influence on the work motivation of teachers and X2 are positive so it can be said that these variables have a
education staff. positive relationship to the variable (Y). This means that if X1
and X2 have an increase in one-unit variable, it will result in
II. RESEARCH METHODS the Y variable also increasing by the value of the regression
coefficient.
The method used in writing this thesis is the
Quantitative Method. Methods of collecting data in this study Y = 23.105 + 0.301 X1 + 0.354 X2 + e
using a questionnaire. The population in this study were all
teachers and education staff at SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency, In addition, with a coefficient of determination of 0.245
amounting to 67 people. The data analysis technique used in or 24.5%. This means that the independent variables
this research is descriptive statistical analysis with multiple organizational communication (X1) and transformational
regression analysis method. The form of the questionnaire leadership (X2) can explain the dependent variable work
used is a questionnaire with a Likert scale. Variable motivation (Y) by 24.5%, while the remaining 75.5% is
statements X1 (Organizational Communication) and X2 explained by other factors not examined.
(Transformational Leadership) are declared valid with R
count more than R table (0.2404). The variable statement  Multiple Linear Regression Analysis
instrument used as the questionnaire was declared reliable In this study there are three variables, of which two are
with a Cronbach Alpha value of 0.942 on the statement item independent variables, namely Organizational
variable X1, 0.883 on the statement item variable X2, and Communication (X1), Transformational Leadership (X2) and
0.724 on the statement item variable Y. the dependent variable, namely work motivation (Y). This
multiple linear regression analysis aims to solve the
III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION relationship problem of the independent variable and the
dependent variable.
Based on the sample obtained by respondents as many
as 67 people with an age range of 27 - 54 years, 34 of whom

Table 4.46 Multiple linear regression model

Unstandardized Coefficients Standardized Coefficients
Model B Std. Error Beta T Sig.
1 (Constant) 23,105 6,463 3,575 ,001
Organizational Communication ,301 ,113 ,320 2,666 ,010
Transformational_Leadership ,354 ,148 ,286 2,385 ,020

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 Simultaneous Test (F Test)
The results of the F test in this study can be seen in table 4.52 below:

Table 4.52 Simultaneous test results (F test)

Model Sum of Squares Df Mean Square F Sig.
1 Regression 541,891 2 270,946 11,724 ,000b
Residual 1479,094 64 23,111
Total 2020,985 66
a. Dependent Variable: Motivasi_Kerja
b. Predictors: (Constant), Transformational Leadership, Organizational Communication

Based on table 4.52 of the results of the F test in this Through the results above, it is clear that organizational
study, the calculated F value was 11.724 with a significance communication has an influence on work motivation. This is
number (P value) of 0.000. With a significance level of 95% also related to and in accordance with the statement of Robbins
(α = 0.05). The significance value (P value) is 0.000 < 0.05. Robbins and Judge (2015:223) regarding the four main
On the basis of this comparison, then H0 is rejected or means functions carried out by communication within the
that organizational communication variables (X1), and organization, namely: for control, motivation, emotional
transformational leadership (X2) have a significant influence expression, and information.
simultaneously on the work motivation variable (Y).
 The Effect of Transformational Leadership on the Work
The Transformational Leadership of the Principal of Motivation of Teachers and Educational Staff
SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency is classified as good, reinforced In this study, it shows that the Transformational
by the results of a survey of 67 respondents, 39 of whom agree Leadership variable (X2) has a positive influence on the work
that the principal's transformational leadership has a role for motivation variable (Y) for teachers and education staff at
teachers and educational staff in achieving common goals. In SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency. This means that the better the
addition, it was strengthened by 34 respondents who agreed Transformational Leadership is carried out by the principal,
that the transformational leadership of the Principal at SMAN the more work motivation of teachers and educational staff at
2 Tangerang Regency had paid attention to the structure in the SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency, but the less good the Principal's
process of achieving organizational goals, further Transformational Leadership, the lower the work motivation
strengthened by 41 respondents who claimed that the of teachers and education staff at SMAN 2 Regency.
leadership (Principal) of SMAN 2 Tangerang Regency Tangerang.
prioritized mutual respect for employees (Teachers and
Educational Staff). Transformational leadership is described as a leadership
style that can stimulate or motivate employees to grow and
 The Effect of Organizational Communication on the Work achieve results. In addition, the principal must also be able to
Motivation of Teachers and Educational Staff create a friendly school climate, advise students, encourage all
This study shows that the organizational communication staff, and so on. The principal's transformational leadership is
variable (X1) has a positive influence on the work motivation able to exert influence which is shown through strong self-
variable (Y) for teachers and education staff at SMAN 2 confidence so that he becomes an example for all components
Tangerang Regency. This means that the better the of the organization he leads, invites teachers and educational
Organizational Communication that occurs in the school staff to view threats as opportunities to learn through the
environment, the more work motivation of teachers and motivation provided so that teachers and educational staff are
education staff will increase. encouraged to be innovative and creative. , as well as paying
attention to teachers and educational staff by taking into
Good organizational communication will facilitate and account the characteristics of each teacher and educational
accelerate the increase in behavior change in the form of work staff.
motivation, while bad organizational communication will
slow down and hinder the increase in work motivation. From  The Influence of Organizational Communication and
the description above, it implies that transformational Transformational Leadership on the Work Motivation of
leadership and organizational communication play a very Teachers and Educational Staff
important role in increasing the work motivation of teachers A leader who uses a transformational leadership style
and educational staff, especially in improving performance invites all employees to work even harder by providing good
and in achievement outside the school environment. examples, delegation of authority according to their duties and
Transformational leadership and good organizational functions as well as good communication with all his staff so
communication will have an indirect impact on school that the implementation of tasks and functions will go well so
achievement. that all employees will feel comfortable. comfortable at work
so that it can improve performance and employees feel
satisfaction at work.

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