Title:
THE EFFECT OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION ON JOB SATISFACTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON COMMITMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF ACEH JAYA DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE

Authors:
Baihaqi, Ridwan and T. Meldi Kesuma

Abstract:
This study was conducted to examine the effect of intrinsic motivation on job satisfaction and its implications for the commitment and performance of the Education Office in Aceh Jaya district, Indonesia. The population was 126 employees. The entire population members were used as the research sample. Data were collected through the distribution of questionnaires. The data analysis equipment used was the descriptive test and structural equation modeling (SEM) through AMOS software. The results reveal that intrinsic motivation, satisfaction, commitment, and performance of the Aceh Jaya Education Office are good, intrinsic motivation affects satisfaction, intrinsic motivation affects commitment, intrinsic motivation affects performance, satisfaction affects commitment, satisfaction affects performance, intrinsic motivation affects commitment through satisfaction, and Intrinsic motivation affects commitment through satisfaction. The results also explain that satisfaction in the model functions as a partial mediator. So it is evident that the function of increasing the commitment and performance of the Aceh Jaya Education Office is a function of increasing intrinsic motivation and increasing satisfaction. Thus the model is verified and can be used as a reference for further research by developing it by involving other variables.