Herman Cahyadi officially earned his doctorate from the Doctoral Program in Management Science (DIM), Postgraduate Program, Universitas Tarumanagara (Untar), after successfully defending his dissertation in an Doctoral Promotion Examination on Wednesday (22/01/2025). The examination was chaired by the Rector of Untar, Prof. Dr. Amad Sudiro, S.H., M.H., M.Kn., M.M., with the Examination Panel consisting of Prof. Dr. Ir. Agustinus Purna Irawan, M.T., M.M., IPU., A.E. as the Head of the Session, and his main promoters, Prof. Dr. Haris Maupa, S.E., M.Si., and co-promoter Dr. Sarwo Edy Handoyo, S.E., M.M., CIFM, GRC-E.
The dissertation written by Herman is titled ‘The Influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Personality Traits on Work Engagement through Person-Environment Fit Moderated by Job Satisfaction among Employees at Gojek Indonesia Startup.’ In the Doctoral Promotion Examination held at the Auditorium of Untar’s Campus I, he successfully defended his research with the predicate ‘Very Satisfactory”.
Dr. Herman Cahyadi with the Examination Panel
Working as the Head of People & Culture and Head of HR Operations at Gojek, Herman researched and discussed three main pillars of Gojek’s services: Mobility, Food & Shopping, and Logistics. The results showed that entrepreneurial orientation and employee personality traits significantly influence person-environment fit, which ultimately impacts work engagement. However, the study found that job satisfaction does not moderate the relationship between person-environment fit and work engagement.
In his speech after the Doctoral Promotion Examination, Herman Cahyadi, who became the 16th graduate of the Doctoral Program in Management Science at Untar’s Postgraduate Program, expressed his gratitude. “Becoming a doctor at Untar may not have been my initial goal, but success comes through effort and consistency”, he said. The findings of this dissertation provide valuable insights for Gojek to create a work environment that aligns better with employee characteristics, thereby enhancing their work engagement. This is expected to lead to an improvement in the quality of service experienced by Gojek’s customers.