Private University Lecturers Research Articles

The Impact of Organizational Culture, Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction on the Performance of Private University Lecturers

There are still a small number of private universities that have achieved superior accreditation rankings. The main factor that can influence an institution's accreditation ranking is lecturer performance. Research was conducted to examine the impact of organizational culture, transformational leadership and job satisfaction on lecturer performance. This research uses a survey method covering a population of 489 private university lecturers in Bogor. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire which was analyzed using the SEM-PLS technique. Research findings show that organizational culture has a direct effect on lecturer performance and indirectly through job satisfaction, while transformational leadership has an indirect effect on lecturer performance through job satisfaction. The recommendation submitted to university leaders is to improve lecturer performance through strengthening the university's organizational culture and increasing lecturer job satisfaction.

Analysis of Job Demands for Private University Lecturers

Lecturer performance must be optimized in an effort to improve the quality of higher education. The aim of this research is to evaluate the job needs of lecturers at private universities in Makassar City. In this situation, work demands include various elements, such as work overload, time pressure, and clarity of tasks assigned (Role Ambiguity). Quantitative methods were used in this research. Questionnaires were distributed to lecturers at various private universities in Makassar City. The data collected was analyzed using the SPSS version 26 analysis program. The research results showed that what had a significant influence on lecturer performance was role ambiguity. Workoverload and time pressure have a positive but not significant effect. In addition, this research found that lecturers with more experience tend to be better at managing job demands compared to teachers with less experience.

The Role of Psychological Capital Towards Work Engagement at Private University Lecturers in Bandung

The objective of this study was to explore the role of psychological capital in work engagement among lecturers at private universities in Bandung. Utilizing a quantitative research methodology, the study involved 50 lecturers, comprising 36 men and 14 women. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) were employed as instruments. Initially, the research involved an in-depth review of relevant literature. Following this, the scales were distributed to the participants, and the collected data were subjected to factor analysis. The analysis was conducted using SPSS 16 software, employing linear regression techniques. The findings indicate that psychological capital significantly influences work engagement, accounting for 46.1% of the variance. Specifically, the self-efficacy component contributes 24.8% to work engagement, the hope component contributes 34.0%, the optimism component contributes 40.5%, and the resilience component contributes 25.6%. These results suggest that psychological capital plays a crucial role in enhancing work engagement among lecturers at private universities in Bandung.

Exploring Early Career Teacher Attrition and Career Switching in Higher Education: A Narrative Study

Teacher attrition and career switching from teaching to non-teaching professions are global phenomena in the field of education. Empirical evidence shows that almost 50% of early career school teachers voluntarily leave teaching within five years. This qualitative study examines the narratives of two former Bangladeshi private university lecturers who reluctantly left teaching after five (lecturer A) and four years (lecturer B) respectively of full-time university teaching. Using Smith and Ulvik’s conceptual framework, which thematizes the case of leaving teaching in a four-stage process (i.e., pre-teaching career thought, entry, primary experience, and exit), this study employs a pathogenic perspective of teacher attrition and collects teaching leavers’ narratives. The data analysis utilizes Connelly and Clandinin’s three tools of narrative analysis: broadening, burrowing, and re-storing. The findings and implications are discussed.

ICT integration into English language teaching-learning: Insights from some private higher education institutions

The integration of technology within language classrooms is a pivotal facet of modern education. Due to this, this study aims to investigate the English lecturers’ views about the use of educational technology in English language classrooms and the English teachers’ implementation strategies about ICT integration into ELE programs in higher education. The study employs a qualitative research approach to facilitate an in-depth exploration and elucidation of its findings. The participants under scrutiny consisted of English lecturers affiliated with English language education study programs situated within private universities located in the West Nusa Tenggara region. The selection of participants was facilitated through the utilization of a convenient sampling method, which was deemed appropriate for the purposes of data collection in this study. In total, the study encompassed the involvement of 25 participants, and it is noteworthy to mention that the composition of this participant pool exhibited certain demographic characteristics. This study used semi-structured interview guidelines as the research instruments. The data analysis process encompassed several key stages, including data condensation, data display, and drawing conclusions. The research findings highlight a diverse landscape of ICT integration among English lecturers in private universities in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. While some educators demonstrate a propensity for innovative and multifaceted technology integration, others exhibit more conventional and hardware-focused approaches. It can be concluded that English lecturers have views about the technology use that should be optimized in the ICT integration within English language education programs.

Pengaruh Faktor-Faktor Kepuasan Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Dosen PTS di Bogor

The purpose of this study was to test and analyze the effect of job satisfaction factors consisting of the work itself (X1), salary (X2), promotion opportunities (X3), supervision (X4) and co-workers (X5) on lecturer performance and the influence of variables X1, X2, X3, X4 & X5 simultaneously on lecturer performance. This study uses primary data through a survey of as many private university permanent lecturers (PTS) in Bogor. The collected data was processed and analyzed using SPSS software. From the results of this study indicate that; (1) work has a positive and significant effect on the performance of permanent lecturers at PTS in Bogor; (2) salary has no effect on the performance of permanent lecturers at PTS in Bogor; ; (3) promotion opportunities have no effect on the performance of permanent lecturers at PTS in Bogor; (4) supervisors have a positive and significant effect on the performance of permanent lecturers at PTS in Bogor; (5) colleagues have a positive and significant effect on the performance of permanent lecturers at PTS in Bogor; (6) variable X (factors of job satisfaction) as a whole is positive and significant to the performance of PTS lecturers in Bogor by 50.1% Keywords: work, supervision, colleagues, performance

Self-Efficacy Studies and Innovative Behaviors: the Role of Organizational Support at the Manokwari District Social Office

This research aims to analyze the influence of self-efficacy on innovative behavior and the moderating role of organizational support on self-efficacy and innovative behavior. This research uses explanatory research. The respondents of this research were lecturers at private universities in Surabaya, totaling 52 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Sampling used purposive sampling technique. Data analysis uses Partial Least Square (PLS) software. The research results show that self-efficacy has a positive and significant effect on lecturers' innovative behavior. Organizational support directly has a positive and insignificant effect on innovative behavior. However, organizational support strengthens self-efficacy towards innovative behavior of private university lecturers in Surabaya. The research results follow social exchange theory. This research implies that the faculty support given to lecturers will make them increase their self-efficacy and strengthen their innovative behavior to produce their best performance

Improving Knowledge Sharing through Trust-based Collaboration and Idealized Influence Transformational

The aim of the current research is to examine the effect of trust-based collaboration and idealized transformational leadership to the knowledge sharing. It also examined the effect of contingent reward transactional leadership to trust-based collaboration and knowledge sharing. Data used in the current research are primary ones derived from questionnaires distributed to selected respondents. All lecturers of private universities in Central Java Indonesia having A qualification in institutional accreditation are the population. The sample is part of the population. Sampling technique used is non probability sampling, not all population has the same opportunity to be sample. The reason is that population is homogeneous in nature. The sample analysed is 162 respondents. The research finding indicates that idealized influence transformational leadership positively affects to trust-based collaboration. Trust-based collaboration has a positive effect on knowledge sharing. The research fails proving the effect of contingent reward transactional leadership to trust-based collaboration and knowledge sharing. Thus, the current research contributes to literature concerning the importance of trust-based collaboration in increasing knowledge sharing. The study is the first study examining the role of trust-based collaboration to the relationship between idealized influence transformational leadership and knowledge sharing. Trust-based collaboration is the novelty of the research, that is derivation of the two theories. The finding strengthens one of main flows in literature and gives more empirical evidence about the relationship between transformational leadership and knowledge sharing that the relationship between the two is indirect in nature.

Online Learning in Dental Education: Comparison of Perspectives of Lecturers and Undergraduate Students Between a Public and Private University: A Mixed-Method Study.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the undergraduates' and lecturers' perspectives on the implementation of online learning and to compare perspectives between private and public universities. Materials and methods: The study followed a mixed-method design and involved dental undergraduates and lecturers from two study settings in Malaysia: International Medical University (IMU), a private university, and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), a public university. All undergraduates and lecturers were invited to complete an online questionnaire with evaluative statements regarding three domains: handling, didactic benefit, motivation, and an overall assessment. The comparison of perception between the private and public universities was analyzed using Mann-Whitney test. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were carried out for undergraduates and lecturers. Each FGD consisted of six people. The audio-recorded conversations were transcribed verbatim. Results: Mean scores of perceptions regarding the domains, handling, and motivation were higher among undergraduates from public universities (p < 0.05), while there were no differences for the didactic domain. There was no difference in perception of any of the three domains between private and public university lecturers. Mean scores for perceptions on the optimal amount of online learning in the future domains were higher among undergraduates from a public university (p < 0.05), while lecturers' perceptions showed no difference. Thematic analysis of FGDs revealed that both groups from private and public universities felt that flexibility and a student-centered approach are the advantages of online learning. The inadequacy to cover the entire curriculum and lack of student engagement and interaction were highlighted as limitations. Conclusion: Regardless of the university background, the undergraduates and lecturers were able to adjust to the online learning environment, which mainly reflected a positive perspective on the implementation of online learning. There were modest differences in the perceptions of dental undergraduates between private and public universities, while the perception of the lecturers did not show any difference.

The Effects of Power Abuse on Educational Processes in Private Universities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan

Abuse of Power harms the actions and effects of organizations, especially if the abuse occurs in educational institutions, the damage will be greater. In developing countries like Afghanistan, the possibility of abuse of power in private universities is high. This article focuses on the effects of power abuse in private universities in Nangarhar Afghanistan. The purpose of this study is to reveal examples of power abuse in private universities in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan and to investigate its impact on the educational process. Novelty: In previous studies, only one type of abuse of power was mentioned in private universities in Nangarhar, while this study mentioned two types of abuse of power in private universities in Nangarhar1) abuse of power by lecturers 2) abuse of power by senior management staff. Also, another improvement of this research to the previous research is that the researcher tried to interview the affected students and university staff about the topic and clarify the topic based on these interviews. For this research, the authors use a qualitative approach with case-study methods. This study presents cases of power abuse in private higher education institutions in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The researcher conducted interviews with students, administrative staff, and lecturers of private universities in eastern Afghanistan. As a result, the study found that there are two types of power abuse in private universities in Nangarhar, abuse of power by lecturers and abuse of power by senior management staff.

Analysis of Understanding Education Digitization Concept during the Pandemic in North Sulawesi Province

This study intends to ascertain how private university lecturers in North Sulawesi understand digitalization in order to enhance their performance. The performance of private university professors will improve with knowledge of the servant leadership philosophy. This study focused on North Sulawesi-based private university lecturers. Purposive sampling is used to support the descriptive research methodology. In this study, the participants were professors at private universities in North Sulawesi. Thirty PTS lecturers in North Sulawesi who were known to be PTS teachers had their samples collected. The findings demonstrated a favourable correlation between lecturers' participation and their comprehension of digitalization in education. However, the lack of PTS leaders' involvement in providing their staff with opportunities for growth, encouragement, trust, and service undermines their potential, sense of pride, and capacity to uphold the tridharma of higher education. The organisational culture's value alignment does not promote the best teaching, volunteerism, or research in fields like community pride. Lack of leadership and a culture that supports the role of self-efficacy and work spirituality as performance intervenors are the root causes of the failure to carry out education and teaching, research, and community service.

The Influence of Organizational Culture and Leadership on Lecturer Performance

This research aims to analyze the influence of organizational culture and leadership on the performance of private university lecturers in Sibolga City and Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra. This research uses a quantitative approach, with a quantitative method in the form of a survey. The researcher determined that the sample in the research was private university lecturers in Sibolga City and Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra Province, with a total of 172 people. The researcher took the entire population to be used as a sample of 120 people. . Data collection uses questionnaires, and data analysis uses multiple regression analysis. The research results show that organizational culture and leadership significantly affect the performance of lecturers at private universities in Sibolga City and Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra.

The Relationship Between The Quality of Education and The Performance of Lecturers In Waqf-Based Private Universities in West Java

The current top priority for an educational institution is to improve the quality of instruction. The key component in creating sustainable education is this. The effectiveness of lecturers is one factor that impacts educational quality. This study examines the connection between lecturer performance and educational quality at private West Javan universities with a waqf foundation. This study is a quantitative explanatory study. At private West Javan universities with a waqf foundation, 113 lecturers were randomly chosen to participate in the survey. On a scale of 1 to 5, respondents were asked to complete an online questionnaire. The Pearson product-moment correlation test was used to examine the acquired data to determine whether there was a relationship between the variables and how strong that relationship was. The findings revealed that for the variable quality of instruction and teacher performance, the Pearson correlation (r count) was 0.680 with a significance level of 0.000. The estimated value for r, which is 0.176, is higher than the number from the r table. Variables have created a strong and favorable association with one another. Conclusion: The professors perform better when the quality of the education is higher.

Enhancing Creativity: The Role of Affective Commitment and Knowledge Sharing

As higher education institutions were facing strong competition to attract new coming students, the contributions of lecturers were acknowledged as one of the driving resources of the university’s competitive advantage. Besides teaching, all lecturers were required to conduct research and social services. While fulfilling these tasks, some lecturers focused on one aspect only and neglect the others. This situation created a disparity in lecturers’ creative mindsets, as they keep on doing similar tasks repeatedly. Creativity developed by the lecturers could become the competitive advantage of their university. The objective of this study was to examine how lecturers’ creativity is constructed. Two influencing factors, which are affective commitment and knowledge sharing, were tested to see their influences on creativity. The data were collected from 170 randomly selected lecturers of private universities who obtained an “A” accreditation. Since this was quantitative research, the collected data were processed with the Partial Least Square technique. The results showed that lecturers’ creativity was significantly affected by knowledge sharing as well as affective commitment. However, knowledge sharing did not mediate the relationship between affective commitment and creativity.

How is the Performance of Private University Lecturers Regarding Scientific Publications?: The Perspective of Workplace Spirituality and Job Satisfaction in Garut Regency

The performance of lecturers’ scientific publications is an obligation that every lecturer must carry out because it will support careers and university social stratification. The purpose of this study is to disclose how the performance of lecturers’ scientific publications is analyzed from the perspective of workplace spirituality and job satisfaction. This study uses a quantitative-descriptive approach, proportional random sampling is used to determine as many of 157 lecturers with a Likert scale of gradation 1-4. The data were then analyzed using Smart-PLS 3.3. The results show that workplace spirituality has a positive and significant effect on the performance of scientific publications, and job satisfaction mediates the influence of spirituality at work on the performance of scientific publications on permanent lecturers at private universities in Garut Regency, Indonesia. The findings indicate that higher level of workplace spirituality will increase job satisfaction and scientific publication performance.&#x0D; Keywords: workplace spirituality, job satisfaction, performance

Information literacy skills as predictor of electronic information resources use by lecturers in select private universities in South-West Nigeria

This study examined the influence of information literacy skills on electronic information resources (EIRs) use by lecturers in private universities in South-West, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population for this study comprised 3201 lecturers in fifteen selected private universities in South-West, Nigeria which were established between 1999 and 2007. Out of 3201 study population, the researcher used Taro Yamane statistical formula to get a sample size of 356. A multistage sampling technique was adopted for the study. Bourley Proportional Distribution Formula was used to distribute the figure proportionally across the selected universities to ensure that the universities were proportionally represented. Data were collected with a validated questionnaire. The internal consistency of the instrument was measured using Cronbach’s alpha test which ranged from 0.74 – 0.96. A response rate of 76.2% was recorded. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study revealed that information literacy skills (βeta=0.441, t (275) = 8.156, p&lt;0.05) has a positive and significant influence on EIRs use by lecturers of universities in South-West, Nigeria.

INFLUENCE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON LECTURERS’ JOB PRODUCTIVITY IN UNIVERSITIES OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES

The problem of lecturers’ job productivity is a long-standing one, with the outcome of this seen in the product of the university not measuring up to the employer’s standard. The study investigated the influence of some human resource management practices on the lecturers’ job productivity in Universities in Lagos and Ogun states. The research adopted a descriptive research design on a population of four thousand three hundred and ninety-two (4,392) of which nine hundred and thirty-five (935) lecturers were selected from lecturers in Federal, state, and private Universities in Lagos and Ogun States. Four instruments were revalidated and adapted for this study. The result revealed that the human resource management variables of participatory management, performance appraisal, and organizational commitment made no significant joint contribution to Federal university (F3,310= 2.519; p&gt;.05), State University (F3,343= 0.361; p&gt;.05) and Private University (F3,282= 0.369;p&gt;.05) lecturers’ job productivity. Based on the findings, other human resource management practices could be investigated as influencing lecturers’ job productivity. The research recommended that the university management should improve their welfare packages to enhance lecturers’ job productivity.

Application of Confirmatory Factor Anlysis(CFA) to Test Forescasting Model on Organizational Citicenship Behavior among State-owned Private University Lecturers in Malaysia

Organizational Citizenship Behavior is a voluntary behavior resulted from the lecturers’ own encouragement to offer something beneficial to organization. There are many factors that contribute to a lecturer’s behavior. In this study the factor of justice by employer towards subordinates becomes the main factor to be looked at. Psychological capital is made as an intermediary in this relation to see whether the nature of the lecturer can be prompted to be better. This instrument is administered to 254 respondents among lecturers in 4 private universities owned by state government in Malaysia. Amos software version 7 was used to analyze data. This study uses original instrument and being translated into Malay language to facilitate the respondents in answering the questions. The model of the research complies with the recommendations made by past researchers with the value of RMSEA (0.071), GFI (0.909), IFI (0.910), CFI (0.909) and PGFI (0.636). This study tests the hypothesis of ‘Psychological Capital which acts as Mediating Variable in the Relation Between Organizational Justice with OCB’. The result shows that Psychological Capital acts as a mediator in this study. In sum, the importance of OCB is to give benefit to organization because the value of behavior does not cost the employer anything because voluntary action can give huge advantages to institutions. It has to be supported with the whole state of being among lecturers as far as the lecturers are able to remain strong emotionally and physically in the competition of education industry particularly private institutions which has become more challenging.

Perceived heads of departments’ power sources, subjective professional distance and work-related compliance among private and public university lecturers in Nigeria.

Studies on teaching and learning that exist between private and public universities in Nigeria is paramount to government and private owners of universities. Factors such as funding, teaching aids and staff motivation have been implicated in work-related compliance by workers. However, factors like heads of departments’ power sources and subjective professional distance that could influence work-related compliance more, have been neglected. This present study therefore, examined the perceived head of departments’ power sources, subjective professional distance and work-related compliance in private and public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The study is cross sectional utilizing a multi-stage sampling technique to select 900 hundred lecturers from 16 universities (federal, state and private). Data obtained for the study were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while the hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance. The study revealed that there existed no significant difference in work-related compliance between lecturers in public and private universities t= -.969, df 499, p&gt;.05(37.015; 37.58). Also, there existed no significant interactive effects of lecturers’ perception of their heads of department’s power sources, subjective professional distance and their level of work-related compliance in private and public universities (F (1,388) = 2.062, P&gt;0.1, 0.05) ; (F (1,153). 097, P&gt;0.05). The study concluded that, perceived heads of departments’ power sources and subjective professional distance (similar or dissimilar) did. not influence lecturers’ compliance to assigned duties and responsibilities. The implication of this study is that, the management of universities should make effort in creating committed lecturers needed by their heads of department always, in order to continue to gain their compliance.

Social Media Use, Work Environment and Research Output of Lecturers in Private Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria

This study examined the relationship between social media (SN) use, work environment (WE), and research output among lecturers in private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. A survey research design was utilized, with a sample population of 621 lecturers from management &amp; social science and natural &amp; applied science in all private universities in Ogun State. Data was collected using a questionnaire, and both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the level of output among lecturers was low, with a higher preference for publishing journal articles over other types of publications such as books and seminar papers. The extent of SN use among lecturers was found to be below average, while the quality of WE were found to be conducive for research activities. The study also revealed that SN and WE jointly influenced lecturers' research output. In conclusion, this study recommends that lecturers increase their use of SN while at the same time ensuring a conducive work environment to improve the low research output among lecturers in private universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The combined use of SN and a supportive WE could enhance research output and contribute to the overall academic success of lecturers in private universities.