The relationship between job satisfaction and work discipline of Siak Hulu sub-district office employees, Kampar district

Abstract

Job satisfaction is an important factor to improve work discipline so as to make the work done more effective and efficient. If work discipline cannot be upheld, the goals set by an agency will not be achieved. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between job satisfaction and work discipline of Siak Hulu Sub-District Office Employees, Kampar Regency. The hypothesis put forward is that there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and work discipline of Siak Hulu District Office Employees, Kampar Regency. The study population was all employees of the Siak Hulu sub-district office, totaling 28 people. Retrieval of research data was carried out using a research instrument in the form of a scale that refers to a modified Likert scale model using four alternative answer choices. The results of the research were then processed using the product moment correlation coefficient technique from the Person, with the help of the Static Product and Service Solution (SPSS) computer program so that validity was obtained. The reliability of the instrument was tested using the Alpha technique. For the job satisfaction variable, the validity was 0.3133 – 0.7643 with a reliability of 0.9074, while for the work discipline variable the validity ranged from 0.3194 – 0.7593 with a reliability of 0.9167. Based on the results of data analysis, a correlation coefficient of 0.544 was obtained at a significance level of 0.000. Thus the hypothesis proposed in this study is accepted, there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and work discipline of Siak Hulu District Office Employees, Kampar Regency. The higher the job satisfaction felt by employees, the higher the work discipline, conversely the lower the job satisfaction felt by employees, the lower the work discipline