The Effects Of Leadership, Work Discipline, And The Work Environment On Employee Job Satisfaction (A Case Study at Universitas Islam Nusantara)
Keywords:
work discipline; leadership; job satisfaction; work environment; educational staff
Abstract
This study analyzes the influence of leadership, work discipline, and work environment on job satisfaction among educational staff at Universitas Islam Nusantara, a private religious university in Bandung. Unlike previous studies that demonstrated the role of work discipline primarily in operational organizations, this study examines these relationships among non-academic university staff. Statistical diagnostics support the nonsignificant results. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used, based on a census of 86 educational staff, using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire with 21 items, which was analyzed using multiple linear regression. The results indicate that work environment (β = 0.344; t = 3.407; p = 0.001) and leadership (β = 0.255; t = 2.506; p = 0.014) have positive and significant effects, whereas work discipline does not have a significant effect (β = 0.060; t = 0.599; p = 0.551; 95% CI [−0.161; 0.301]). The model explains 22.7% of the variation in job satisfaction (Adjusted R² = 0.227; F = 9.297; p < 0.001). Work discipline actually had the highest score (81.95%). Still, its range was the narrowest and its contribution to unique variance was only 0.33%, indicating that a high level of a factor is not synonymous with its explanatory power. These findings suggest that in organizations where discipline is already institutionalized, discipline functions more as a basic prerequisite than as a differentiator of satisfaction. Consequently, policy priorities should focus on improving facilities and managerial attention, as well as on the quality of communication and employee engagement by leadership.
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Djari, J. A., & Sitepu, F. (2017). Pengaruh kedisiplinan terhadap kepuasan kerja pegawai (Studi pegawai Politeknik Ilmu Pelayaran Semarang). Dinamika Bahari, 7(2), 1740–1745. https://doi.org/10.46484/db.v7i2.52
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Herzberg, F., Mausner, B., & Snyderman, B. B. (1959). The motivation to work. John Wiley & Sons.
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Ong, S., Hendry, H., Winata, V., & Monika, M. (2021). The influence of discipline, work environment, and work commitment on job satisfaction. International Journal of Social Science and Business, 5(2), 174–179. https://doi.org/10.23887/ijssb.v5i2.34976
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Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2017). Organizational behavior (17th ed.). Pearson Education.
Rosmiati, N., Saputro, A. H., & Mubarok, D. A. A. (2023). Pengaruh disiplin kerja, lingkungan kerja fisik dan kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan di CV Ciarmy. JEMSI (Jurnal Ekonomi, Manajemen, dan Akuntansi), 9(6), 2668–2678. https://doi.org/10.35870/jemsi.v9i6.1767
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Sedarmayanti. (2017). Manajemen sumber daya manusia: Reformasi birokrasi dan manajemen pegawai negeri sipil. Refika Aditama.
Setianingrum, C., Widjajani, S., Utomo, A. S., Baraba, R., & Algifari. (2023). The effect of discipline and work environment on employee performance and job satisfaction as mediation variables. Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Studies, 6(2), 557–565. https://doi.org/10.47191/jefms/v6-i2-01
Sitinjak, L. N. (2018). Pengaruh lingkungan kerja terhadap kepuasan kerja karyawan (Studi pada karyawan PT. Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Rent Tangerang Selatan). Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis, 60(2), 162–168.
Sugiyono. (2019). Metode penelitian kuantitatif, kualitatif dan R&D (Ed. 2). Alfabeta.
Sunyoto, D. (2013). Manajemen sumber daya manusia. CAPS (Center for Academic Publishing Service).
Suryadharma, I. M. A., Riana, I. G., & Sintaasih, D. K. (2016). Pengaruh kepemimpinan dan kompensasi terhadap kepuasan kerja dan kinerja karyawan (Studi pada PT. BPR Sri Artha Lestari Denpasar). E-Jurnal Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Udayana, 5(2), 335–358.
Sutrisno, E. (2011). Manajemen sumber daya manusia (Cet. 3). Kencana Prenada Media Group.
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2019). Using multivariate statistics (7th ed.). Pearson.
Published
2026-10-16
How to Cite
Nurmubin, T., & Rusyandi, D. (2026). The Effects Of Leadership, Work Discipline, And The Work Environment On Employee Job Satisfaction (A Case Study at Universitas Islam Nusantara). International Journal of Economics, Business and Innovation Research, 5(06), 1502-1521. https://doi.org/10.63922/ijebir.v5i06.6781
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