PENGARUH DIVERSITY CLIMATE TERHADAP EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY DENGAN KNOWLEDGE SHARING SEBAGAI VARIABEL MEDIASI PADA ANGGOTA KEPOLISIAN DI WILAYAH POLRES SIAK
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https://doi.org/10.54314/jssr.v9i5.7328Keywords:
diversity climate, employee creativity, knowledge sharingAbstract
Abstract: This study was conducted at the Polres Kabupaten Siak with the aim of examining the impact diversity climate on employee creativity mediated knowledge sharing. The population of this study consisted of 99 police officer of Polres Siak. The sample used total sampling, consisted of 99 individuals. The data were analyzed using a quantitative verification approach with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) as the analytical tools. The results of the study indicate that diversity climate has a positive and significant effect on employee creativity. Diversity climate is proven to have a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing has a positive and significant effect on employee creativity. Furthermore, knowledge sharing is proven to mediate the effect of diversity climate on employee creativity.
Keywords: Diversity Climate , Employee Creativity, Knowledge Sharing.
Abstrak: Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada Polres Kabupaten Siak dengan tujuan mengetahui pengaruh diversity climate terhadap employee creativity melalui mediasi knowledge sharing. Populasi penelitian ini adalah anggota Polres Siak yang berjumlah 99 orang. Sampel yang digunakan sampel jenuh yaitu 99 orang. Teknik analisa verifikatif penelitian ini dilakukan dengan uji statistic Structural Equational Modelling (SEM) dan Partial Least Square (PLS) sebagai alat analisisnya.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan diversity climate memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap employee creativity. Diversity climate terbukti berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap employee creativity. Knowledge sharing terbukti memediasi pengaruh diversity climate terhadap employee creativity.
Kata kunci: Diversity Climate , Employee Creativity, Knowledge Sharing
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