Servant Leadership and Lecturer Performance at Private Universities in the City of Sorong: The Intermediary Role of Organizational Commitment

Abstract

The study aims to find out the influence of Servant Leadership on lecturer performance through the Organizational Commitment of a private university in the city of Sorong, Indonesia. This research presents organizational commitment as a mediator between Servant Leadership and Lecturer Performance. Six private universities were involved as the objects of the study. The sampling method was Proportional Random Sampling using the Slovin formula gaining 236 respondents. The data collection used was a questionnaire with the tested validity and reliability. The data analysis technique employed was SEM-PLS. The research results show that Servant Leadership has a positive and insignificant effect on Lecturer Performance and Servant Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Organizational Commitment while Organizational Commitment has a positive and significant effect on Lecturer Performance. The relationship between servant leadership and lecturer performance has a full mediating effect among the variables examined. The research evidences that the construct of Organizational Commitment is the main factor that plays a mediating role in the relationship between Servant Leadership and Lecturer Performance. Building and improving Organizational Commitment requires open communication, consistency, and transparency from the heads and management of private universities. The study provides important reinforcement for institutional leaders in improving the performance of lecturers at private universities in Sorong by increasing the causal relationship between the construct of the organizational commitment variable as a mediator toward the influence of servant leadership on lecturer performance.