Factors That Influence the Working Behavior of Employees at PT Wijaya Karya in Dealing with ASEAN Economic Community

Abstract

ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) or ASEAN free market came into effect in 2015 with the AEC, the increased competitiveness of ASEAN countries, so that Indonesia must Compete with ASEAN countries. The passage of the AEC, Ultimately demanding for more and Increased investment, Including foreign investment, with the hope that our government is Able to boost employment and improve welfare. AEC was formed with the aim to Achieve perfection of economic integration in the ASEAN region that we believe can provide real benefits to all elements of society. The formation of a single market which is termed as MEA allows countries to sell goods and services easily to other countries across Southeast Asia, there will be competition.PT WIKA is a State-owned construction company open in the field of Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) and Investments. Until now WIKA Believes that improvements in all areas is a requirement for the management of the corporation as a professional, healthy, highly competitive and modern. This is based on the awareness that large companies have to prepare human resources to be Able to Compete better in order to face the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) or face Increasingly stringent, Including the construction world.The purpose of this study is to analyze and identify the readiness the type of employee attitudes at PT Wijaya Karya caused by the changing ASEAN Economic Community by 2015. Analyzing the effects of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 to the organization like PT Wijaya Karya on its employee performance and commitment by processing the data is using SEM.Furthermore, employees of PT WIKA showed what is identified as having a positive attitude towards the changes that occur as a result of the ASEAN Economic Community and Affective Commitment has a positive and significant impact on the attitudes and performance of employees to deal with change as a result of the ASEAN Economic Community, it is due to the appreciation of its employees and their innovation, promotional activities and product diversityInnovation, promotional activities and the diversity of products do not directly (not Significantly) affect the company's competitive advantage in the face of AEC 2015. This condition Also shows that the MEA has not been too good socialization, and knowledge AEC is still minimal, so people assume not need to a make any special preparations in facing the AEC (assume something that is unusual), and do not know the opportunities and threats of the enactment of AEC

Keywords: approach, commitment, competitiveness, construction company, changes, employee, performance, AEC