Innovation Behavior and Organizational Commitment Mediate the Effect of Job Happiness on Employee Performance at The Faculty of Medicine University of Mataram

ABSTRACT:The achievement of employee performance is indeed influenced by many variables, both within and outside the employee himself. Employee performance can be affected by factors within an employee, such as happiness, innovative behavior, and organizational commitment. This study aimed to determine the effect of creative behavior and organizational commitment mediating the impact of work happiness on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. This study uses associative research methods. The sample in this study amounted to 64 employees. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Smart-PLS method. Based on the study’s results, it can be concluded that work happiness has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Work happiness has a positive and significant impact on innovative behavior at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Work happiness has a positive and significant impact on organizational commitment at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Innovative behavior has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Organizational commitment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Innovative behavior mediates the impact of work happiness on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram. Organizational commitment mediates the effects of work happiness on employee performance at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram.

KEYWORDS :Innovative Behavior, Organizational Commitment, Happiness, and Employee Performance.