Polychronicity in the Hotel Industry in Bandung City
Rian Andriani (a*), Disman MS (b)

Indonesia University of Education

Abstract

The research was conducted to analyze the factors of polychronicity and the impact of polychronicity on the level of job satisfaction of hotel employees. Polychronicity is important to service companies, as its implementation has a great impact on improving efficiency and quality of work and employee satisfaction. Employee satisfaction in multitasking ultimately contributes to both themselves and the company. The research was conducted through a survey to 64 employees of star hotels in Bandung City as the respondents. This experimental study resulted in a finding that polychronicity can improve employee job satisfaction. The dominant factors formed in polychronicity are related to the ability of employees to do many tasks, multitask, and complete a task before starting another task. Another finding is that the level of employees position affects polychronic behavior, so does their gender. This research is beneficial for the service industry identical with multitasking but still prioritizing excellent services.

Keywords: Polychronicity, Satisfaction, Hotel

Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resources Management