Pengaruh Motivasi Kerja dan Lingkungan Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan dengan Kepuasan Kerja Sebagai Variabel Mediasi pada PT. Makmur Orient Jaya

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of work motivation and work environment on employee performance with job satisfaction as a mediating variable at PT Makmur Orient Jaya. The study used a quantitative approach with a causal design. Data were collected through a Likert scale questionnaire 1–5 to 100 employees selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with the help of SmartPLS 4.0. The results showed that work motivation and work environment have a positive and significant effect on employee performance and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction also has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. In addition, job satisfaction is proven to partially mediate the influence of work motivation and work environment on employee performance. The R² value of 0.538 indicates that work motivation, work environment, and job satisfaction are able to explain 53.8% of the variation in employee performance. This finding confirms that improving employee performance depends not only on strengthening motivation and creating a conducive work environment, but also on increasing job satisfaction as an important mechanism that strengthens the influence of both factors on employee performance.