The Effect of Leader Member Exchange on Employee Performance at PT Gawi Makmur Kalimantan, Penajam Paser Utara
ABSTRACT This research is motivated by the role of the leader in improving the quality of work relationships. Leader member exchange has a role in creating a quality working relationship between leaders and employees. This study aims to determine the effect of leader member exchange which consists of affect, loyalty, contribution, and professional respect on employee performance at PT Gawi Makmur Kalimantan. The sample technique using systematic random sampling obtained 86 samples. Partial test shows loyalty, contribution, and professional respect partially influence employee performance, while affect has no effect on employee performance. Simultaneous test shows affect, loyalty, contribution and professional respect have a simultaneous effect on employee performance by 26.835 ≥ 2,48 with a significance of 0,000 ≤ 0,05. The dominant test results show that professional respect has a dominant effect on employee performance with the value of standardized coefficients beta of 0,350. Keywords: Affect, Loyalty, Contribution, Professional Respect, Employee Performance