The Impact of Work Ethics on Performance      Using Job Satisfaction and Affective               Commitment as Mediating Variables: Evidences  from Lecturers in Central Java

Amin Wahyudi, Tulus Haryono, Asri Laksmi Riyan, Mugi Harsono

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the impact of work ethics on performance using job
satisfaction and affective commitment as mediating variables. The variables used include the
dimensions of multidimensional work ethic profile (independent variable), job satisfaction and
affective commitment (mediating variables), and performance (dependent variable). The sur
vey research design was applied to meet the objective of this study, with 400 questionnaires
had been sent to the lecturers in Central Java. The Structural Equation Model (SEM) was
adopted to test some hypotheses developed in this study. The findings, based on the response
rate of 76% (304 of the 400) of the questionnaires successfully collected and ready for analy
sis, are that not all dimensions of multidimensional work ethic profile directly influence the
task performance, of the dimensions of multidimensional work ethic profile, only the dimen
sion of hard work directly and significantly influence the task performance, job satisfaction
mediates some of the dimensions of multidimensional work ethic profile on the task perform
ance, and affective commitment do not mediate the influence of all dimensions of multidimen
sional work ethic profile on the task performance.