Role of Affective Commitment as a Mediator in the Relationship between the Infection Prevention and Control Committee Members’ Performance and Work Competency and Compensation

Aims: The current study aimed to investigate and assess how the abilities and rewards of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Committee member affect their performance, with affective commitment acting as an intermediary factor. Instrument & Methods: This explanatory research was done on ۴۴۷ members of the IPC Committee of Southeast Sulawesi. Data collection was conducted through the distribution of questionnaires to the respondents. The data analysis technique employed was structural equation modeling least squares (SEM-PLS). Findings: The results of the data analysis revealed that employee competence, which encompasses knowledge, soft skills, hard skills, and attitudes, as well as compensation, exhibited a substantial beneficial impact on both affective commitment and the performance of committee members. Additionally, affective commitment was found to have a significant positive impact on performance. Conclusion: Affective commitment plays a mediating role in the connection between skill, rewards, and performance of committee members.

Keywords:

Work Performance , Mental Competency , Compensation and Redress , Work