The Effect of Workplace Romance on Job Performance Mediated by Job Engagement Among Employees: Case Study From PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia

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Pasha Arief Abdalla
Tri Siwi Agustina

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This study investigates how the workplace affects job performance through employees' job engagement at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Surabaya. Using a quantitative explanatory methodology, the research utilized Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS), used in this work via SmartPLS software. A structured survey was used to gather information from 141 workers. The findings reveal a positive relationship between workplace romance and job performance, with a path coefficient of 0.132. A positive relationship between workplace romance and job engagement, with a path coefficient of 0.650. There is a positive relationship between job engagement and job performance, with a path coefficient of 0.780. A positive relationship between workplace romance and job performance through job engagement of employees at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Surabaya, with a path coefficient of 0.507.

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Abdalla, P. A. ., & Agustina, T. S. . (2025). The Effect of Workplace Romance on Job Performance Mediated by Job Engagement Among Employees: Case Study From PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Surabaya, Indonesia. Golden Ratio of Human Resource Management, 5(1), 141–152. https://doi.org/10.52970/grhrm.v5i1.752
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