Workplace Happiness as a Mediator Between Servant Leadership and Affective Commitment in Healthcare Sector

Authors

  • Achmad Adi Fauzy Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Dian Ekowati Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Muzakki Muzakki Universitas Wijaya Putra, Surabaya, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35590/jeb.v12i2.9106

Abstract

  • Purpose: This study aims to analyze how servant leadership influences affective commitment through happiness at work both directly and indirectly.
  • Design/methodology/approach: The quantitative method used was administering questionnaires to collect data from the respondents of the case nurses. The sample of this study consisted of 81 respondents selected using a random sampling technique.
  • Findings: The results revealed that servant leadership has a positive but insignificant effect on affective commitment and a positive and significant effect on happiness at work. Happiness at work has a positive and significant effect on affective commitment. Happiness at work positively and significantly mediates the relationship between servant leadership and affective commitment.
  • Research limitations/implications: This study has several limitations, including the use of a cross-sectional method that relies on data collected at a single point in time and the focus on the hospital sector. In addition, this study only considers a limited number of constructs influencing happiness at work and affective commitment, with a primary focus on servant leadership.
  • Practical implications: Practically, the results of this study can also be used as input to hospitals and leaders in the hospital environment regarding the importance of the role of leaders, especially servant leadership, in increasing employee happiness at work and affective commitment.
  • Originality/value: The results of this study can provide important contributions to science, especially in the field of human resource management, and can become one of the study materials related to servant leadership, happiness at work, and affective commitment.
  • Paper type: Research paper.

 

Keywords: Servant leadership, affective commitment, happiness at work.

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Published

2025-12-31

How to Cite

Fauzy, A. A., Ekowati, D., & Muzakki, M. (2025). Workplace Happiness as a Mediator Between Servant Leadership and Affective Commitment in Healthcare Sector. Ekonomi Dan Bisnis, 12(2), 206–233. https://doi.org/10.35590/jeb.v12i2.9106

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): EKONOMI DAN BISNIS

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