Islamic banking had a market share that is still low if compared with conventional banks, so it has a big challenge to improve the performance and competitive advantage. Employees who were willing to have extra work for their organization will lead to the improvement of their performance and their organization. Several studies have examined multiple factors that affect organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), but it was still slightly stressing on the importance of psychological aspects of meaning in life and meaning of work. The purpose of this study was to examine the importance of meaning in life and meaning of work factors in improving OCB in the organization. The sample in this study was employees of the Islamic banks in Central Java, amounted to 100 people. The data collections were conducted by using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Meanwhile, to analyze the data, the structural equation model with Partial least squares software was used. The results of data analysis showed that meaning in life had a significant effect on satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. Meaning of work also had a significant effect on satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. An employee's job satisfaction significantly affects the improvement of organizational citizenship behavior.
ABSTRAKPerbankan Islam memiliki pangsa pasar yang masih rendah dibandingkan dengan perbankan conventional, sehingga memiliki tantangan yang besar untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan keunggulan bersaing. Karyawan yang bersedia bekerja ekstra bagi organisasi akan mendorong peningkatan kinerja karyawan maupun organisasi. Perilaku sukarela karyawan yang bebas dari sistem penghargaan formal dan melampaui peran yang seharusnya dilakukan sangat penting dalam organisasi. Beberapa studi telah menguji beberapa faktor yang memengaruhi organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) namun masih sedikit yang menekankan pada pentingnya aspek psikologi seperti meaning in life dan meaning of work. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menguji pentingnya faktor meaning in life dan meaning of work dalam meningkatkan OCB organisasi. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah karyawan bank Islam di Jawa Tengah yang berjumlah 100 orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara mendalam. Analisis data yang digunakan menggunakan persamaan struktural dengan software Partial least square. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa meaning in life berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan dan organizational citizenship behavior. Meaning of work juga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepuasan dan organizational citizenship behavior. Kepuasan kerja seseorang karyawan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap peningkatan organizational citizenship behavior.