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| Published: September 25, 2015
How Do Javaneesee Employees Perceive About Their Job ? : A Study of Javanese Employees Work Value
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Semarang State University. Gedung A1. 2nd Floor Jl. Raya Sekaran Gunungpati, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.029/20150204
DOI: 10.25215/0204.029
ABSTRACT
Work value refers to an individual‟s perception about work and relates to the meaning an individual assign to work. The brilliance of an organization very much depends on an individual‟s work value, as work value affects organizational behavior, performance, productivity, and organizational commitment. Work value also has its foundation on the cultural background that someone is exposed to, as different cultural values/norms have different influence on an individual‟s cognition, emotion, motivation, and behavior. Therefore, a cross-cultural study that compares relationships between work attitude and aptitude at various cultural levels is required. This research is aimed at finding out the definitions work values hold by Javanese employees, because Javanese is one of the ethnics in Indonesia with its unique and typical custom. This research uses Indigenous Psychology. The participants were 700 employees of Javanese descent. The sampling method used was snowball sampling, in which the researcher randomly sample respondents that met the criteria, and they were then given the questionnaires. Research findings suggest that respondents define work as activities to fulfill family welfare, do something meaningful, carry out religious teaching, apply knowledge and add new insight. The research found seven main Javanese work values, which are discipline, loyalty, honesty, responsibility, totality, good relationship with co-workers, and enthusiasm. Furthermore, the results showed that the most attainable values through working are keeping busy, gaining status and gaining freedom.
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© 2015 I S Nuzulia
Received: June 19, 2015; Revision Received: July 07, 2015; Accepted: September 25, 2015
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.029/20150204
10.25215/0204.029
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Published in Volume 02, Issue 4, July-September, 2015