The Effect Work Load and Work Involvement on Job Satisfaction and Its Impact on Organizational Performance of the Planning and Development Planning Board of Aceh
Author: T. Rahmad Ardhiansyah, Nasir and Faisal, Indonesia
Abstract:The study aims to analyze the effect of work load and work involvement on job satisfaction and its impact on the performance. This research is conducted at the Aceh Province Development Planning Agency. The variables are the workload, job involvement, job satisfaction, organizational performance. The population is 120 people and the census method is applied for sampling technique so that it provides as many as 120 people as well for respondents. The descriptive hypothesis is tested with the interpretation of mean values from the likert scale that respondents choose each indicator. While the caulsality test uses Structure Equation Model (SEM) as a statistic test method that also allows researchers to examine the relationship between complex variables to obtain a comprehensive picture of the overall model. To measure the indirect effect test, this research use sobel test calculator. The result shows workload, work involvement, job satisfaction, organizational performance is in the good condition, workload effects job satisfaction significantly, work involvement effects job satisfaction significantly, job satisfaction effects organizational performance significantly, workload effects organizational performance significantly, work involvement effects organizational performance significantly, there is an indirect influence between workload and organizational performance through job satisfaction, and there is an indirect effect between work involvement on organizational performance through job satisfaction. This model can be an update of causality theories from the previous models. This also contributes to the realm of knowledge to enrich the theories that relevant. The originality rests in the combination of the models from previous, and SEM as the approach for statistical test method. The limitation resides in the amount of variables with one object. This research is also useful for practical managers especially for Bappeda Aceh. This describes the conditions of Bappeda Aceh, that have been measured related to variables, and can be a map to improve its performance.