The article selected for analysis explores the effect of organizational culture and work ethics on job satisfaction and employees performance by collecting and analyzing data in the local government of Pinrang in South Sulawesi Province. The title of this article is appropriate to the focus of the study as it corresponds to the stated purpose of the research. The problem is to find the interrelation between organizational culture and motivation to work among employees.
The problem has a theoretical rational related to the scientific concept of work ethics. The problem studied in the research is very significant as it directly affects the productivity of the organization. At the introduction part of the paper, a review of relevant literature considering the main theoretical concepts that will be applied in the work is presented (Sapada et al., 2018). First of all, the review of the literature is devoted to the consideration of various definitions of the term cultural organizations and the significance of this element for the organization. Then follows an analysis of scientific papers on work ethics, and a list of its components with a brief description is given. These are the motivation system, the structure of communication between employees and superiors and work standards.
The research method used to solve the problem was quantitative: a survey of 357 employees was conducted, followed by an analysis of the data obtained (Sapada et al., 2018). Structural equation modeling (SEM) instrument was used to answer the problem. A sample of 357 employees was selected by place of work: laborers of the local government of Pinrang in South Sulawesi Province were involved (Sapada et al., 2018). The hypothesis put forward by the authors states that the stronger the organizational culture, the more effective the performance of employees.
Objectives of the study are clearly formulated; however, there is a probable source of error that might influence the results of the study. It is related to the subjectivity of employees’ assessment of the organizational culture of their workplace (Sapada et al., 2018). They have been controlled by using the most diverse sample of respondents. As an evaluative technique used to analyze the data, data integration was applied. This technique is appropriate for this study, as it allows to find common components of organizational culture in the answers of all respondents.
As a result, a direct interrelationship was revealed between the high level of organizational culture and the effective performance of employees. The results were clearly presented in the form of several tables. The limitations of the study are caused by the pressure of social norms on the statements of the respondent (Sapada et al., 2018). The concerns stated by the authors are that many of the people interviewed have worked in their positions for quite a long time, and have a biased attitude to their place of work.
In conclusion, a summary of the results is presented; the authors state that the hypothesis put forward by them at the beginning of the paper has been confirmed. It was found that the work ethic and satisfaction of employees, which are components of effective performance, depend on the organizational culture (Sapada et al., 2018). The conclusions are presented clearly and the data obtained during the survey and presented in the tables supports the conclusions. The researchers do not overgeneralize the findings; on the opposite, the data is very carefully sorted into thematic tables and delimited. The results and conclusions presented in this study can be applied in the study of work environment as they can be used to increase the general performance of the company with the help of ethics and organizational culture.
Reference
Sapada, A. F., Modding, H. B., Gani, A., & Nujum, S. (2018). The effect of organizational culture and work ethics on job satisfaction and employees performance. The International Journal of Engineering and Science, 6(12), 28–36.