The Effect of Transformational Leadership, Lecturer Competency, and Compensation on Lecturer Work Encourage and Its Implications on Lecturer Performance (Study on the Undergraduate Management Study Program at a Private University in Greater Tangerang)

Irfan Rizka Akbar; Iman Sudirman; Atty Tri Juniarti

doi:10.59890/ijsas.v4i3.373

Authors

Irfan Rizka Akbar Pasundan University
Iman Sudirman Pasundan University
Atty Tri Juniarti Pasundan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59890/ijsas.v4i3.373

Keywords:

Transformational leadership, Lecturer competence, Compensation, work enthusiasm, Lecturer performance, Private universities

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership, lecturer competence, and compensation on lecturer work enthusiasm and their implications on lecturer performance in the Undergraduate Management Study Program of Private Universities (PTS) in the Greater Tangerang area. This study uses a quantitative approach with an explanatory survey design. The study population was 692 permanent lecturers, with a sample of 253 respondents determined through proportional random sampling technique (Slovin formula, 5% error rate). Data were collected using a Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) assisted by LISREL 8.70, after ordinal data were transformed into intervals using the Method of Successive Intervals (MSI). The results showed that the research model had a good fit with the empirical data (χ²/df = 1.860; RMSEA = 0.076; CFI = 0.987; GFI = 0.860). Simultaneously, the three independent variables had a significant effect on work enthusiasm (R² = 0.630). Partially, transformational leadership (β = 0.385; t = 5.573), lecturer competence (β = 0.281; t = 4.446), and compensation (β = 0.273; t = 4.196) each had a positive and significant effect on work morale. Furthermore, work morale had a very strong effect on lecturer performance (β = 0.884; t = 16.009) with a coefficient of determination of 78.1%. This finding confirms that work morale functions as a primary psychological determinant that translates organizational and personal factors into academic performance achievements. Managerial implications emphasize the importance of strengthening transformational leadership, continuous competency development, and a fair compensation system as holistic strategies to improve lecturer performance in private universities.

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