The role of moderation of organizational support on social capital effects on performance of lecturers

Abstract

This study aims to determine how the Model of Improvement of Lecturer Performance Based on Social Capital and Organizational Support at Private Islamic Universities in Medan City. This research is basic research. The study population was all permanent lecturers of Islamic Private Universities in Medan i.e. University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Islamic University of North Sumatra, University of Muslim Nusantara Al Washliyah, Al-Washliyah University and Al-Azhar University. However, this study only limited to Islamic universities owned by Islamic Foundation or Islamic Organization i.e. University of Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara and University of Muslim Nusantara which amounted to 425 permanent lecturers who have functional positions as expert assistants, senior lectures and associate professors. The sampling technique in this study is the proportional random sampling with 129 samples used. The data analysis method used in this study is moderating regression analysis (MRA). The results showed that social capital had a positive and significant effect on lecturer performance and organizational support was a moderating relationship between social capital and lecturer performance.