The Mediation Effect of Social Between Motivation and Job Satisfaction: The Case of Batman University

Abstract

In this study, the mediating effect of social capital between motivation and job satisfaction was investigated with the research conducted on Batman University employees. For this reason, four-part questions were asked to 286 academic and administrative staff. Personal information in the first part of the study scale, Motivation scale with 29 questions in the second part, Minnesota Job Satisfaction scale with 20 questions in the third part, and Social Capital scale consisting of 8 questions in the last part of the scale. The data were analyzed by statistical methods using the SPSS analysis program. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that social capital has a partial moderator effect between motivation and job satisfaction.

Keywords

• social capital
• job statisfaction
• motivation.