Research Article
Testing Military Professionalism Construct: An Empirical Evidence From Indonesian Army (Case On Batallion Arhanud 2/ABW/2 Kostrad Malang)
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315242, author={Saekul Anwar and Hafid Aditya Pradesa and Fandi Ahmad}, title={Testing Military Professionalism Construct: An Empirical Evidence From Indonesian Army (Case On Batallion Arhanud 2/ABW/2 Kostrad Malang)}, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Conference Administration Science, ICAS 2021, September 15 2021, Bandung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICAS}, year={2022}, month={1}, keywords={military professionalism factor analysis indonesian army}, doi={10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315242} }- Saekul Anwar
Hafid Aditya Pradesa
Fandi Ahmad
Year: 2022
Testing Military Professionalism Construct: An Empirical Evidence From Indonesian Army (Case On Batallion Arhanud 2/ABW/2 Kostrad Malang)
ICAS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.15-9-2021.2315242
Abstract
Terms such as "profession", "professional", and "professionalization" are commonly used in everyday usage, but often poorly defined and ambiguous. In military organizations, the term "professionalism" is also commonly used. This study aims to examine the concept of military professionalism in the military unit in Malang City. Based on the literature review, both theoretically and empirically, the construct of military professionalism is developed in this study consisting of five dimensions: autonomy, maintenance of collegial standards, work ethics, professional commitment, and professional identification. By using quantitative methods, 150 Non-Commander Officers (CFO) of the Indonesian Army located in Malang, working in Batallion Arhanud 2/ABW/2 Kostrad Malang are taken as sample of this study. Second-Order Factor Analysis is used in this study to analyze the loading factor among indicators and dimensions. Results show that not all values of the military professionalism dimension have a significant value of loading factors. Two of five dimensions were found to have a factor weight value below the criteria and not significant that are (1) autonomy and (2) ethics from military professionalism, while the other three dimensions, namely maintenance of collegial standards, professional commitment, and professional identification, could reflect military professionalism well. Theoretical and empirical implications are discussed in this study.