Examining the Impact of Democratic Leadership, Organizational Communication, and Work Environment on Teachers’ Work Culture: Evidence from Islamic Junior High Schools in Indonesia

Abstract

[English]: The study aims to analyze the relationship between democratic leadership style, organizational communication, and the work environment with teachers’ work culture in Islamic junior high schools in the Pringgabaya sub-district, East Lombok, Indonesia. This research employs a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire. The population of this study consisted of 85 teachers from Islamic junior high schools across the Pringgabaya sub-district, selected using total sampling. Data analysis was conducted using the Pearson Product-Moment correlation test with the assistance of SPSS version 25. The results of the study indicate that: (1) democratic leadership style has a significant relationship with teachers’ work culture; (2) organizational communication has a significant relationship with teachers’ work culture; and (3) the work environment has a significant relationship with teachers’ work culture. Both partial and simultaneous analyses show that these relationships are significant. In future research, it is necessary to undertake a causal-comparative investigation of teachers’ work culture across groups, examined in relation to these three variables.

[Indonesian]: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara gaya kepemimpinan demokratis, komunikasi organisasi dan lingkungan kerja terhadap budaya kerja guru di SMP Islam se-Kecamatan Pringgabaya, Lombok Timur, Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis korelasional. Instrumen pengumpulan data berupa angket. Populasi dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 85 orang guru SMP Islam se-Kecamatan Pringgabaya yang dipilih menggunakan total sampling. Analisis data dilakukan menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson Product Moment berbantuan aplikasi SPSS versi 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) gaya kepemimpinan demokratis memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap budaya kerja guru; (2) komunikasi organisasi memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap budaya kerja guru; dan (3) lingkungan kerja memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap budaya kerja guru. Hasil analisis secara parsial maupun simultan menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan. Pada masa mendatang perlu kajian kausal-komparatif terkait budaya kerja kelompok guru ditinjau dari ketiga variabel tersebut.