The Mediating Role of Work Meaning on the Influence of Organizational Support and Teacher Creativity
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This research aims to determine and analyze the influence of organizational support on teacher creativity and the meaning of work as a mediating variable. This research was conducted at MI Mujahidin. This research is quantitative. Using an explanatory research approach with a survey approach. The questionnaire was prepared based on research variables: organizational support, teacher creativity and meaning of work. Research data was taken from 100 teachers who were the samples for this research. Data collection was carried out using random sampling techniques. Data analysis uses the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach using Smart PLS software. The results of hypothesis testing show that organizational support has a positive effect on teacher creativity. Institutional support can stimulate an increase in creative ideas for teachers. Organizational support has a positive impact on the meaning of work. Organizational support will increase the meaningfulness of performance. The meaning of work has a positive influence on teacher creativity. Educational institutions support teachers and stimulate creativity and innovation. The mediating meaning of work on the positive influence of organizational support on teacher creativity. Thanks to the support from all elements at school, teachers will feel more meaningful for themselves. Organizational support from the workplace, recognition and motivation make teachers further develop their creative ideas and think that their work is essential and brings meaning to their work.
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2024-01-09
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WAHIB, Abd..
The Mediating Role of Work Meaning on the Influence of Organizational Support and Teacher Creativity.
Al-Hayat: Journal of Islamic Education, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 72-84, jan. 2024.
ISSN 2599-3046.
Available at: <https://alhayat.or.id/index.php/alhayat/article/view/444>. Date accessed: 10 may 2026.
doi: https://doi.org/10.35723/ajie.v8i1.444.
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Studi of Madrasah (formal Islamic educational institutions)
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