An empirical study on the role of work ethics and emotional intelligence on software engineers’ work performance and job satisfaction

Khatun, Shafia and Salleh, Norsaremah (2022) An empirical study on the role of work ethics and emotional intelligence on software engineers’ work performance and job satisfaction. In: 8th IEEE International Conference on Computing, Engineering and Design (ICCED), Sukabumi, Indonesia.

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Abstract

Advancement in Information and Communication Technology has led to society utilizing software in every sector including healthcare, and transport. As software engineers impact society significantly, they have a duty to behave ethically in their work. Otherwise, it could lead to great harm; the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica incident is an example of this. Although calls for reform are made after such incidents, sufficient action is not being taken in research, education and industries. Hence, this study aims to investigate the relationship between the work ethics of software engineers and their emotional intelligence (EQ), work performance and job satisfaction. Using the survey method, we collected data from 170 software engineers. Significant findings of the study are: there is a strong significant positive correlation between work ethics and work performance; a moderate positive correlation between work ethics and job satisfaction, however, EQ does not significantly moderate the relationship between work ethics and job satisfaction.

Item Type:	Proceeding Paper (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	software engineers , work ethics , work performance , job satisfaction
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr Norsaremah Salleh
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2023 12:02
Last Modified:	27 Jan 2024 10:14
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/103266

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