THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP PERCEPTION TO EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE IN THAI CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS BY HAVING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AS A MEDIATOR

Abstract

This research aims to study leadership, knowledge management and job performance of employees in Thai construction business. Study the influence of leadership perception to employees’ performance in Thai construction business by treating knowledge management as a mediator. The study sample consisted of employees in Thai construction business which registered with Industrial Works Department amount 225 people. This research is quantitative research. The instruments used in the research were questionnaires and analyzed by mean, standard deviation and analysis of structural equation model using PLS Graph 3.0.

The quantitative research found that the total mean of job performance of employees is at a high
level. The total mean of work effectiveness variable is at a highest level. The total mean of variables of
quality of work and adaptive performance are at a high level and no different. For the total mean of
knowledge management is at a high level. By creation of knowledge have total mean that is highest level. In
part of knowledge acquisition, knowledge storage & retrieval and knowledge transfer & utilization are at a high
level.
The results of the structural equation analysis showed that the perception of leadership had no
statistically significant influence on job performance of employees at 0.01 (t = 1.101). While knowledge
management had statistically significant influence on job performance of employees at 0.01, it is 0.614
(t = 7.017). Leadership perceptions had statistically significant direct influence on knowledge management at
0.01, it is 0.675 (t = 17.876) and knowledge management had indirectly influence on job performance of
employees. Equal to 0.411.