Work Motivation as a Bridge Between Professionalism and Employee Performance

This research was conducted at the Surabaya City Public Housing, Settlement Areas, and Land Agency. The aim was to analyze the influence of professionalism on employee performance, with work motivation as a mediating variable. The population in this study was 75 employees of the Surabaya City Public Housing, Settlement Areas, and Land Agency, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The sampling technique used total sampling. Data analysis used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results showed that professionalism influences employee performance and work motivation, work motivation influences employee performance, and professionalism influences employee performance through work motivation.