Academia Open
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2025): December

Discipline and Organizational Culture Drive OTC Service Quality: Kedisiplinan dan Budaya Organisasi Mendorong Kualitas Layanan OTC

Nur Fadilatul Ilmi (Program Studi Manajemen, Universitas Pancasakti Tegal)
Suwandi (Program Studi Manajemen, Universitas Pancasakti Tegal)
Ira Maya Hapsari (Program Studi Manajemen, Universitas Pancasakti Tegal)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2025

Abstract

General Background: Service quality in railway transport, especially in hygiene-based roles such as On Train Cleaning (OTC), is crucial to ensuring passenger comfort and satisfaction. Specific Background: PT KAI (Persero) Daop IV Semarang faces persistent challenges in maintaining cleaning standards, potentially rooted in internal workforce dynamics. Knowledge Gap: While prior studies have examined discipline, supervision, and organizational culture individually, their integrated impact on service quality within the railway cleaning context remains underexplored. Aims: This study aims to investigate the simultaneous influence of employee discipline, supervision, and organizational culture on the quality of OTC services. Results: Using a quantitative approach with 160 respondents and multiple linear regression, the study found that discipline (β = 0.234; p = 0.001) and organizational culture (β = 0.215; p = 0.013) significantly affect service quality, while supervision has no significant effect (β = 0.016; p = 0.839). The model explains 17.1% of service quality variance. Novelty: This research integrates three variables within a specialized operational setting—OTC in railway transport—rarely highlighted in previous studies. Implications: The findings suggest PT KAI should prioritize discipline and cultural reinforcement over supervisory interventions to elevate cleaning service standards and improve customer satisfaction.Highlight : Discipline and organizational culture contribute significantly to improving the quality of OTC services. Supervision does not have a significant influence, although it remains important to review. The study highlights the importance of internal factors in supporting train cleaning services. Keywords : Discipline, Supervision, Organizational Culture, Service Quality, OTC

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Journal Info

Abbrev

acopen

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

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Academia Open is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo published 2 (two) issues per year (June and December). This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This ...