KEPUASAN KERJA, KOMITMEN ORGANISASI, DAN KEINGINAN BERPINDAH DI KALANGAN AKADEMISI

This research aims to 1) test the concept of the oryanizetional comtnianent (OC) developed hy Allen and Mayer (1990) . 2) examinq the effect of the iob satisfaction [S) on each of the OC atmponents and the effect of the OC on the desire to Move (DtM); aad 3)
investigate the role o{ the OC as a mediator wriable in dation to the JS and the DtM.Sampling frante in this study was academic staff who work at the Uni,.,ersity o{Bengkulu.
Proportional sampling method w-as used to collect data from the staff of every paft at the Llntversity. Data analysis w-as employed factor aaalysis and mediated rcgression
apptoach. Mediated regression approach shows that eight of the ten hlpotheses n-ete supported. The JS had significantly and positively affected on the effective commitment and the normarive commitment. The DtM s,as effected b-v the affective commitment, the continuant comrnitment and the normarive cotn*ianeat. The JS inlluenced negativ'ely and significant!, en the DILI. The affecriye commitrnent mediated the inlluence of the lS
on the DtM. The nonnative commitment mediated the influenced of the JS on the DtM .While the ttt'o other h;potheses $,ete not supported, that is the JS did not influence the continuaat cotrunitmetrt and the continuant comtnitnent as a mediatot variable did not g'ive the influences to the effect of the JS on the DtM.