The Effects of Transformational Leadership, Learning Organizations and Decision Making on Lecturers’ Professional Commitment
Pinondang Simanjuntak1, Mukhneri Mukhtar2, Mochamad Wahyudi3
1Pinondang Simanjuntak, Department of Education Management, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Rawamangun Muka, East Jakarta, Indonesia.
2Mukhneri Mukhtar, Department of Education Management, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Rawamangun Muka, East Jakarta, Indonesia.
3Mochamad Wahyudi, Department of Education Management, Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jl. Rawamangun Muka, East Jakarta, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 06 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 18 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 May 2019 | PP: 819-824 | Volume-7 Issue-6S5 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F11420476S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: This research is motivated by the tendency of the decline number of students at Universitas Kristen Indonesia (UKI) Jakarta, Indonesia since 2001. It is suspected that one of the main causes of the problem is the lack of professional lecturer commitments. According to several theories, professional commitment is influenced by transformational leadership, learning organizations, and decision making. The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of these three exogenous variables on the endogenous variable of professional commitment of lecturers in UKI Jakarta. This study used a quantitative approach with survey methods. The samples of this study were randomly selected from 183 lecturers at UKI Jakarta. The findings of this study revealed that (1) transformational leadership has positive direct effects on professional commitment, (2) learning organization does not have positive direct effects on professional commitment, (3) decision making has positive direct effects on the professional commitment, (4) transformational leadership has positive direct effects on learning organizations, and (5) transformational leadership has positive direct effects on decision making. The novelty of this research revealed that lecturers’ decision making has the most significant effects on improving the level of professional commitment of lecturers in UKI Jakarta.
Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Learning Organizations, Decision Making, Professional Commitment.
Scope of the Article: Smart Learning Methods and Environments