188 © 2020 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies Vol. 7, No. 3, 188-197, 2020 ISSN(E) 2313-7401/ ISSN(P) 2518-0096 DOI: 10.20448/journal.500.2020.73.188.197 © 2020 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Effect of Quality of Work Life and Leadership on Job Satisfaction and Performance Workforce at the State University of Medan Muhammad Arsyad 1  M. Syamsul Maarif 2 Anggraini Sukmawati 3 ( Corresponding Author) 1,2 School of Business, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia. 3 Department of Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia. Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the influence of Quality of Work Life and leadership, both simultaneously and partially on job satisfaction (2) the influence of Quality of Work Life, leadership and job satisfaction simultaneously and partially on the performance of education personnel (3) the effect of job satisfaction on the performance of educators (4) the amount of the indirect influence of Quality of Work Life, leadership and job satisfaction on the performance of education personnel. The Research was conducted on educational personnel administrative center of the State University of Medan. The method used is a quantitative descriptive method using a questionnaire and analysis using Structural Equation Modeling. The results showed that the Quality of Work Life, leadership, both simultaneously and partially influence on job satisfaction, and leadership and job satisfaction simultaneously and partially on the performance of education personnel, while the Quality of Work Life does not influence simultaneously but partial effect and results research also showed job satisfaction can significantly affect the performance of educators. From the results of existing research suggests that the Quality of Work Life, leadership and job satisfaction indirectly provide improved performance in the university academic staff. Keywords: Quality of work life, Leadership, Job satisfaction, Performance of educators, Structural equation modeling (SEM). Citation | Muhammad Arsyad; M. Syamsul Maarif; Anggraini Sukmawati (2020). Effect of Quality of Work Life and Leadership on Job Satisfaction and Performance Workforce at the State University of Medan. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies, 7(3): 188-197. History: Received: 20 April 2020 Revised: 22 May 2020 Accepted: 24 June 2020 Published: 6 July 2020 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Acknowledgement: All authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: Research was funded by the Domestic Postgraduate Education Scholarship (BPPDN) from the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 189 2. Research Methods.......................................................................................................................................................................... 190 3. Results and Discussion ................................................................................................................................................................. 190 4. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 196 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 196 brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by Asian Online Journal Publishing Group (AOJPG)