Islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and job satisfaction of Islamic banks in Indonesia

Purpose - This study aims to examine the relationship of the Islamic work ethics, organizational commitment and job satisfaction of Muslim employees in the four Islamic commercial banks in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach - The study has adopted a quantitative method with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. A stratified random sample of the executive management was taken, proportionate to the size of each organization. Out of a total of 250 distributed questionnaires, 220 respondents have responded. Frequencies and percentages were used to identify the characteristics of the respondents. while the preliminary data analysis of reliability and validity tests were used, along with the linear regression and the factor analysis of variance to answer the research question. Findings - It found that the Islamic work ethics have a positive and significant relationship with organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Originality/value - The sharia compliance requirement of Islamic banks is aligned with the Islamic work ethics' principles and values, which thus could create in-depth organizational commitment among employees.