The Effect of Discipline on Performance Through Job Satisfaction as A Moderator Variable

This research aims to identify the influence of work discipline on employee job satisfaction, analyze the influence of work discipline on employee performance, analyze the influence of job satisfaction on employee performance, and examine the influence of work discipline on employee performance through employee job satisfaction.This research was carried out at the West Kutai Regency Youth and Sports Service.The research population was 113 people.The sample was determined using a saturated sample, so the total sample was 113 people.The analysis used is path analysis with SmartPLS.The results of the research were: the influence of work discipline (X) on job satisfaction (Y1) has a positive and significant influence; the influence of work discipline (X) on performance (Y2) has a positive and significant influence; the influence of job satisfaction (Y1) on performance (Y2) has a positive influence but is not significant; and the influence of work discipline (X) on employee performance (Y2) through job satisfaction (Y1) as a moderator variable has a negative and not significant effect.This means that the job satisfaction variable cannot be a mediating variable that strengthens the influence of discipline on employee performance.It is suggested that the leadership of the Kutai Barat Regency Youth and Sports Service should constantly work to improve employee satisfaction by enhancing office space, offering promotions (increases in status) in line with transparency principles and citing laws and regulations, giving subordinates more guidance, and enhancing embedded supervision.In a similar vein, equal justice is applied to all employees, inherent supervision is increased, the same sanctions are intended for employees who commit violations or mistakes, and leadership is more firm in making decisions in order to maximize the level of employee discipline through the work assigned to employees so that it is appropriate for the employee in question.