This study aims to analyze the influence of career development and perceived organizational support on employee retention, both directly and through job satisfaction as a mediating variable at the Regional Revenue Agency of South Sulawesi Province. The study used a quantitative approach with primary data obtained through distributing questionnaires to 65 respondents. Data analysis was conducted using the Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method with the help of SmartPLS. The results showed that career development had a positive but insignificant effect on employee retention, while perceived organizational support and job satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on employee retention. Career development and perceived organizational support each had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction. The results of the mediation test showed that job satisfaction was able to fully mediate the effect of career development on employee retention, while in the relationship between perceived organizational support and employee retention, job satisfaction acted as a partial mediator. These findings emphasize the importance of job satisfaction as a mechanism linking career development and perceived organizational support with employee retention.
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