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The Implementation of Organizational Commitment in the Environment of the Jayawijaya Regency Government: A Case Study at the Wamena District Office, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia
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ABSTRACT: Every employee in the organization must have a high commitment in achieving the organization's mission, vision, and goals. In public sector organizations, the bond between employees and organizations can be built on the similarity of the mission, vision, and goals of the organization. The purpose of the study was to know how the implementation of organizational commitment in the environment of the Jayawijaya Regency Government in Papua Province, Indonesia, with organizational commitment variables and indicators: job engagement, loyalty, and performance. Type of research used is descriptive and qualitative approaches, with sample of reseacrh as many as 14 employees at Wamena District Office, Jayawijaya Regency. The technique of data analysis used in the study was quantitative analysis by using minimum and maximum score table, which was simplified in the form of frequency table, then given a predicate. The implementation of employee commitment of the District Office of Wamena has been done, through the calculation of the average indicator and observation results there are discrepancy, namely that there are still employees with low levels of performance. With these findings, the authors conclude that although an employee is involved in various programs of activity and loyalty high towards the organization, then not necessarily the work of employees can be said to be good.
KEY WORDS: Commitment Implementation; Job Engagement; Loyalty; Employee Performance; Wamena District Office.
About the Authors: Nur Aini, S.Sos., M.A.P. and Tiomy B. Adi, S.E., M.Si. are the Lecturers at the STISIP (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik or College of Social and Political Sciences) Amal Ilmiah YAPIS (Yayasan Pendidikan Islam or Islamic Education Foundation) in Wamena, Papua, Indonesia. For academic interests, the authors are able to be contacted via e-mails at: ainimuhtadi@gmail.com and tiomybig@gmail.com
Suggested Citation: Aini, Nur & Tiomy B. Adi. (2018). “The Implementation of Organizational Commitment in the Environment of the Jayawijaya Regency Government: A Case Study at the Wamena District Office, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Province, Indonesia” in HONAI: International Journal for Educational, Social, Political & Cultural Studies, Volume 1(2), November, pp.139-150. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press owned by ASPENSI and STISIP Amal Ilmiah, Wamena, Papua, ISSN 2621-1653 (print) and ISSN 2621-3621 (online).
Article Timeline: Accepted (July 27, 2018); Revised (September 30, 2018); and Published (November 30, 2018).
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