Abstract :

This study aims to analyze whether the influence of job stress and job satisfaction on organizational commitment mediated by work-life balance on employees at PT Pos Indonesia. The population consists of all Pos Indonesia employees at the Solo, Sukoharjo, and Sragen branch offices. By using simple random sampling technique, the number of respondents obtained was 215 to 430 respondents. Validity and reliability tests were used in this study, model suitability using the goodness of fit test and the t-test to test the hypothesis. Data analysis used Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis and the software used was Smart PLS. The results of the study showed that job satisfaction had a significant effect on work-life balance, job stress had a significant effect on work-life balance, and work-life balance had a significant effect on organizational commitment. Then for the mediation role, the results showed that job satisfaction had an effect on organizational commitment moderated by work-life balance and work stress had an effect on organizational commitment moderated by work-life balance.

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Keywords :

Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Work life Balance, Work Stress

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