The Motivation Bridge: How Career Development and Work Environment Shape Job Satisfaction via Work Motivation
Keywords:
Career Development, Work Environment, Work Motivation, Job Satisfaction.
Abstract
Teacher job satisfaction plays an important role in maintaining the quality of learning in schools. This study aims to analyze the effect of career development and work environment on teacher job satisfaction, with work motivation as a mediating variable. The study was conducted on 53 subject teachers at a public high school in Banjarmasin using a quantitative approach through questionnaires and analyzed using SEM-PLS.
The results show that career development and work environment have a positive and significant effect on work motivation and job satisfaction. Work motivation also has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, and mediates the relationship between career development and job satisfaction, as well as between work environment and job satisfaction. These findings confirm that efforts to strengthen career development programs and create a conducive work environment not only increase job satisfaction directly but also through increased teacher work motivation.
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Ghozali, I. (2021). Partial least squares: Concepts, techniques, and applications using SmartPLS 3.2.9 for empirical research (10th ed.). Diponegoro University Publishing Agency.
Gomes, F. C. (2003). Human resource management. CV Andi Offset.
Hair, J. F. Jr., Hult, G. T. M., Ringle, C. M., & Sarstedt, M. (2017). A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) (2nd ed). Sage Publications, Inc.
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Luthans, F. (2011). Organizational Behavior Fred Luthans an Evidence-Based Approach (Twelfth Ed). McGraw-Hill.
Manggis, I. W., Yuesti, A., & Sapta, I. K. S. (2018). The Effect of Career Development and Organizational Culture to Employee Performance with Motivation of Work as Intervening Variable in Cooperation in Denpasar Village. International Journal of Contemporary Research and Review, 09(07), 20901–20916. https://doi.org/10.15520/ijcrr/2018/9/07/553
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Martoyo, S. (1996). Human resource management (3rd ed.). PT BPPE.
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Rivai, V. (2014). Leadership and organizational behavior (4th ed.). Rajawali Pers.
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Sedarmayanti. (2011). Work procedures and work productivity: A review from the ergonomic aspect and the relationship between humans and their work environment (3rd ed.). CV. Mandar Maju.
Setiyani, A., Djumarno, Riyanto, S., & Nawangsari, L. C. (2019). The Effect of Work Environment on Flexible Working Hours, Employee Engagement and Employee Motivation. International Review of Management and Marketing, 9(3), 112–116. https://doi.org/10.32479/irmm.8114
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Published
2025-12-05
How to Cite
M. Haikal Wahyudi, Laila Refiana Said, Meiske Claudia, Hastin Umi Anisah, & Ahmad Rifani. (2025). The Motivation Bridge: How Career Development and Work Environment Shape Job Satisfaction via Work Motivation. International Journal of Economics, Business and Innovation Research, 5(01), 180-192. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i01.2640
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