Boosting Lecturers Performance through Leadership Development and Organizational Culture

Abstract

Lecturers are academics or educators at tertiary institutions or other higher education institutions. The main role of a lecturer is to convey the knowledge and experience of the lecturer to students through teaching in the classroom, guiding students in learning and research activities, and providing academic direction. In addition to teaching duties, a lecturer is also often involved in scientific research and development activities. The aims of this study are as follows: To analyze the influence of leadership and organizational culture on lecturer performance. The population in this study were all certification lecturers on campuses domiciled in Bekasi which are within the government higher education institutions and the sample of this study was 148 as many as 236 people. The research results show. ≤0.05 means that leadership and organizational culture have a positive effect on lecturer performance. Coefficient. standardized regression weights, for leadership of 0.225, organizational culture of 0.202, and competence of 0.296; significant leadership, organizational culture, and competence affect the performance of lecturers, thus the hypothesis is proven that leadership and organizational culture affect the performance of lecturers. Practical contributions recommend that with increased leadership, universities can provide training and leadership development to academic leaders or administrators. Effective leadership must be able to inspire, provide clear direction, facilitate good communication, and motivate lecturers to achieve organizational goals.