Organizational Culture, Leadership, Organizational Commitment and Work Engagement of Local Government Employees

Abstract

The main topic of this research was the influence of Organizational Culture and Leadership toward Work Engagement through Organizational Commitment of local government employees.   The  population  of  the  research  was  the  local  government  employees  in  Riau Province. In  general, this research aimed  at  reviewing,  assessing, and  recognizing  how the influence of Organizational Culture and Leadership toward Work Engagement through Organizational Commitment of local government employees. The local government employees were considered still not able to achieve the objectives proclaimed in the Act of Republic of Indonesia number 43 of 1999 regarding the principles of local government employee. Research method used descriptive-verification method. Tool of hypothesis test used Structural Equation Model (SEM), whereas data processing used AMOS program. The result showed that Organizational Culture and Leadership did not significantly influence Work Engagement through Organizational Commitment. Therefore, Organizational Commitment variable could not be used as intervening variable in increasing Work Engagement by using Organizational Culture and Leadership through Organizational Commitment from provincial government of Riau Islands. It is suggested for further research to examine other variables that can increase the Work Engagement of employee, especially local government employees and study more deeply about each of the variables studied.