Abstract:

Organizations, which are aware of the increasing importance of employees for organizations, focus on solution suggestions in order to provide higher performance from their employees. In particular, it is supported by the literature that employees who are satisfied with their jobs perform better. The main question of this research is how well the performance of an employee who is satisfied with his job depends on the loneliness he has experienced in business life. The research was carried out on employees of market chains operating in Eskişehir. The number of participants evaluated is 225. Data analysis was done with SPSS Statistics 25 program. Reliability and validity analyzes of the scales were made. The findings obtained as a result of the research are as follows; A moderate positive relationship was found between job satisfaction and employee performance, with r(225)= ,434, p< 0.05. Four hypotheses have been established. As a result of hypothesis tests; job satisfaction has a positive effect on employee performance (β= ,434, p<0.05) and job satisfaction has a negative effect on loneliness at work (β= -.589, p<0.05). Loneliness at work has a negative and significant effect on employee performance (β= -.517, p<0.05). The partial mediation role of loneliness in business life (β= ,197, p<0.05) was determined in the relationship between job satisfaction and employee performance.

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