How to Cite: Soenanta, A., Akbar, M., & Sariwulan, R. T. (2021). Effect of job design and organizational commitment to employee retention in a lighting company. Linguistics and Culture Review, 5(S3), 1161-1171. https://doi.org/10.21744/lingcure.v5nS3.1834 Linguistics and Culture Review © 2021. Corresponding author: Soenanta, A.; Email: asoenantaunj@gmail.com Manuscript submitted: 09 July 2021, Manuscript revised: 27 Oct 2021, Accepted for publication: 20 Nov 2021 1161 Effect of Job Design and Organizational Commitment to Employee Retention in a Lighting Company Andy Soenanta Faculty of Economics. Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia Maruf Akbar Faculty of Education Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia Rd. Tuty Sariwulan Faculty of Economics. Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia Abstract---Employee retention is a common issue in lighting companies due to its competitiveness in the industry. The objective of this research is to study the effect of job design and organizational commitment on employee retention in a lighting company. The quantitative approach used in this research with survey method. The sample size for this research was 204 employees selected randomly. The data were obtained by distributing a questionnaire and analyzed by using path analysis. The result of the research can be concluded that: 1) job design and organizational commitment had a positive direct effect on employee’s retention; 2) job design had a positive direct effect on organizational commitment. The implication is that weak or strong retention needs to be considered in company management because it will have an impact on the tendency or resilience of employee turnover. Keywords---competitiveness, employee retention, employee turnover, job design, organizational commitment. Introduction Since the transition of incandescent and fluorescent to LED technology in the lighting industry, the lighting industry has become an open market with almost no barriers to entry. To win the tough competition, lamp manufacturers need to have a strong competitive advantage over their peers. In simple terms, competitive advantage can be defined as the ability obtained through the characteristics and resources of a company to have a higher performance than other companies in