fast track: Pengaruh Motivasi dan Kepemimpinan terhadap Kinerja Perawat Melalui Kepuasan Sebagai Variabel Intervening

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of motivation and leadership on nurse performance through job satisfaction as an intervening variable at one of the private hospitals in Semarang City. The research used a quantitative approach with an explanatory research design and the sample consisted of 165 nurses from the Emergency Department and Inpatient Units. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using the Partial Least Square (PLS) method. The results showed that: (1) motivation has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction (β=0.360, p=0.038); (2) leadership has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction (β=0.772, p=0.000); (3) motivation has a positive and significant effect on nurse performance (β=0.275, p=0.041); (4) leadership has a positive and significant effect on nurse performance (β=0.304, p=0.018); (5) job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on nurse performance (β=0.717, p=0.000); (6) job satisfaction mediates the effect of motivation on nurse performance (β=0.215, p=0.027); and (7) job satisfaction mediates the effect of leadership on nurse performance (β=0.553, p=0.001).

Keywords: Motivation; Leadership; Job Satisfaction; Nurse Performance; Intervening Variable