Altruism behavior in higher education
Role of gratitude and job satisfaction
Keywords:
job satisfaction, behavioral altruism, gratitude, higher education, lecturerAbstract
This study examines how the role of volunteering (altruism) that has an impact on job satisfaction felt by lecturers by paying attention to that in that voluntary role lecturers have a value of gratitude for their profession. This study will also analyze the mediating and moderating role of altruism behavior so that it has an impact on lecturer job satisfaction at several universities in Kupang City. This research is explanatory using saturated/census sampling techniques on 98 lecturer respondents at universities in Kupang City. The Analysis Tool uses Modmed Analysis (mediation moderation) with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) equations with the help of SmartPLS Version 3.3. The results showed that: 1) gratitude had a positive and significant effect on lecturer job satisfaction; 2) gratitude has a positive and significant effect on altruism behavior; 3) altruism behavior has a positive and significant effect on lecturer job satisfaction, and 4) altruism behavior mediates the relationship between shaving and lecturer performance.
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