The effect of job satisfaction on improving organizational performance
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Employee Empowerment, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Performance, Structural Equation Modeling.Abstract
In this study, the mediating role of employee empowerment in the effectof job satisfaction on organizational performance was investigated. The statistical population of this study is the employees of the General Administration of Tax Affairs of Isfahan, which is a total of 91 people, of which 63 people were randomly selected according to Cochran's formula. Data were collected using performance questionnaires, employee empowerment questionnaires, and job satisfaction questionnaires. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and Smart PLS software. The results of structural equation modeling showed that job satisfaction has a positive effect on organizational performance directly with a path coefficient of 1.058 and indirectly with the mediating role of employee empowerment with a path coefficient of 0.61. In addition, job satisfaction with a path coefficient of 0.527 has a positive effect on employee empowerment and employee empowerment with a path coefficient of 0.271 It has a positive effect on organizational performance
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