Job Satisfaction in the Age of Digital Transformation: The Influence of Inclusive Leadership, Organizational Justice, and Digital Fatigue

Muhammad Nuh Nasution; Manda Dwipayani Bhastary; Agus Susanto; Nasib Nasib; Elyzabeth Wijaya

doi:10.64276/ams.v1i4.97

Authors

Muhammad Nuh Nasution Institut Bisnis InformasiTeknologi dan Bisnis
Manda Dwipayani Bhastary Institut Bisnis Informasi Teknologi Dan Bisnis
Agus Susanto Institut Bisnis Informasi Teknologi Dan Bisnis
Nasib Nasib Institut Bisnis Informasi Teknologi Dan Bisnis
Elyzabeth Wijaya Institut Bisnis Informasi Teknologi Dan Bisnis

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64276/ams.v1i4.97

Keywords:

Inclusive Leadership, Digital Burnou, Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of inclusive leadership, digital fatigue and organizational justice on job satisfaction of professors at Unggul LP3M Politeknik Medan. With digital transformation changing higher education, it is crucial to know the elements affecting the job happiness of lecturers to preserve the organizational effectiveness and academic achievement. The research method used is quantitative research, with data collection using questionnaires issued to lecturers. Data were examined using multiple linear regression. The results show that inclusive leadership has a positive and significant influence on lecturers’ job happiness. This suggests that leaders who promote involvement, appreciate varied viewpoints, and provide a supportive work atmosphere can boost employee contentment. The results show that digital tiredness has a negative and significant effect, which means that the excessive digital workloads and technology-related exhaustion would impair lecturers’ job satisfaction. Organizational justice also has a positive and significant effect. The positive effect of organizational justice underscores the significance of justice, transparency and fair treatment in developing favorable attitudes at work. In addition, the data indicate that inclusive leadership, digital exhaustion and organizational justice simultaneously have a considerable effect on professor job satisfaction. This study contributes to the higher education management literature by offering empirical data on the joint influence of leadership, technology-related problems and organizational fairness in shaping lecturers’ job satisfaction. The findings imply that higher education institutions can encourage inclusive leadership practice, adopt organizational justice and ways to prevent digital fatigue to increase lecturers’ well-being and job satisfaction

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