The Influence of Head of Study Programs Competence towards Organizational Commitments

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses of the influence of the head of the Study Program Competence, and Organizational Commitment in Islamic Higher Education in Jambi Province. This research is quantitative research with a survey method. The sampling technique used probability sampling with a sample size of 60 respondences. Path analysis was applied for hypothesis testing with a significance level ɑ=0.05. The results of this study revealed that both partially and simultaneously there were influences: 1). There is a direct influence on the competency of the Head of the study Program (X1) on organizational commitment (X2). Based on the results of the analysis calculation, the value of t obtained (9.14) > t table (1.987), so that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted. It means that the competency of the head of the study program that developed in the institution had a significant influence on organizational commitment. This study implied that the results obtained from this study provide information that Organizational Commitment can be improved by providing an increase in each variable supporting the organizational commitment under study, it could not be done simply by ignoring the other variables in the path of the variable under study.