This study examines the antecedents of job satisfaction, role ambiguity,
and job autonomy experienced by government external auditor. Job autonomy,
role ambiguity, promotion opportunities, and growth needs are hypothesized as
the antecedents of job satisfaction, while formalization and job autonomy
influences role ambiguity, and finally, tone at the top has a relationship with job
autonomy.
The respondents are the auditors of BPK RI in Jakarta. Sampling technic
was using a random sampling method. Data are collected using survey
questionnaires submitted directly to the respondents. From 400 questionnaires,
only 144 questionnaires are used for analyzing. The data analysis employs using
path analysis with partial least square (PLS) methods.
The results show that role ambiguity and growth needs influence job
satisfaction. However, job autonomy and promotion opportunities do not have
significant effect on job satisfaction. The results also indicate that formalization
and job autonomy can minimize role ambiguity, and tone at the top relates to
external auditor’s job autonomy
