Predictors of job satisfaction among Indonesian woman executives

• Main Author: Caturruso, Prabowo Respatiyo
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Women executives > Indonesia; Job satisfaction > Indonesia; Counseling
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/157; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_doctoral/article/1156/viewcontent/CDTG004245_P__1_.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study described the profile of married Indonesian women executives and determined the most reliable predictors of their job satisfaction. Survey questionnaires that contained five self-report questionnaires were completed by 60 respondents who were government officials, members of congress, managers of companies, non-government officials (NGO) and administrators of other fields in Jakarta, Indonesia. The predictor variables explored were: demographic variables of age, level of education, length of work as an executive, mental health, work family role conflict and level of education. The following instruments were used after they were tested for validity on Indonesian population: the Mental Health Scale (MHS), Work Family Conflict Scale (WFCS), Job Efficacy Scale (JES) and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire Scale (JSQS). A total of 60 married Indonesian women executive who were registered in Menteri Negara Urusan Peranan Wanita (The State Ministry of Women Role) Republic of Indonesia participated in the study. For the qualitative method, six successful women executives were selected as case studies. The most significant findings of the study were that women executives in Indonesia have high job satisfaction. They have a high degree of education, many of them have masters and doctoral degrees, and most of them are mature, or of middle adult stage. Those who are government officials have longer length of work experience than the businesswomen. Indonesian woman executives have good mental health, low work family conflict, and a high level of job efficacy. Work-family conflict is the major variable in predicting and influencing the development of job satisfaction among married Indonesian woman executives, followed by the mental health factor. Successful woman executives indicate that job satisfaction increases with age, they are very concerned with education, they are physically and psychologically healthy, and they care of their social responsibility. They are dissatisfied with their work if they are unable to overcome problem of children mothering; they consider their husband as more important than their work; they balance their work with time for children and husband. The younger Indonesian women executives still have difficulties in their double role, in giving enough time for their family. Some of their husbands do not agree with their career and feel threatened as family leader. They feel guilty when their husbands have to replace them in taking care of their children. Job efficacy is affected by family support and good communication with office subordinates. There must be efficiency, and efficiency has to be supported by productivity. They should not only think of money and profit but also think of their expertise and constantly improving themselves and their abilities. Considering the lack of statistically significant predictors of job satisfaction in the present study, the researcher proposed several recommendations for future studies in Indonesia.