Open AccessThe effect of work motivation on performance with job satisfaction as an intervening variable in the Faculty of Economics and Business, UIN Walisongo Semarang
Author(s) -
Nurudin Nurudin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of islamic economics, management, and business
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-0324
pISSN - 2721-0197
DOI - 10.21580/jiemb.2020.2.1.6841
Subject(s) - path analysis (statistics) , psychology , job satisfaction , intervening variable , work motivation , context (archaeology) , social psychology , population , work (physics) , business administration , applied psychology , business , mathematics , statistics , engineering , sociology , demography , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology
Purpose – This study aims to determine the effect of work motivation on performance with job satisfaction as an intervening variable.Method – The population in this study were all employees at the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business UIN Walisongo Semarang with a total sample of 58 respondents. The analysis in this study uses path analysis technique.Result – The results showed that work motivation had a significant effect on job satisfaction, work motivation had a significant effect on performance and job satisfaction variables had a significant effect on performance. The results of the path analysis conducted showed that work motivation had a direct effect on employee performance, while work motivation had an indirect effect on performance through intervening work.Implication – This study assists the management of higher education to create working design for a better performance.Originality – This study enriches the empirical study of job performance in higher education context in Indonesia.