The Role of Transformational Leadership and Entrepreneurial Orientation on Lecturer Performance

Abstract

The quality of higher education in Indonesia is still not optimal. This is evidenced by the fact that higher education in Indonesia is still lower compared to other countries. In order to improve the quality of higher education, the role of lecturers is crucial. This study is a quantitative research that aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership and entrepreneurial orientation in the performance of lecturers in Indonesia. In order to achieve the research objectives, data collection was conducted by distributing questionnaires to 150 IT lecturers. The data analysis was performed using Structural Equation Modeling. The results of the study show that there is an influence of transformational leadership on the performance of lecturers. There is an influence of transformational leadership on entrepreneurial orientation. Additionally, the study also reveals that there is an influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the performance of lecturers. Lastly, there is also an influence of transformational leadership on the performance of lecturers mediated by entrepreneurial orientation. This indicates that transformational leadership plays a role in enhancing the performance of lecturers through entrepreneurial orientation. Furthermore, these findings provide important insights on how to improve the performance of lecturers by enhancing transformational leadership and entrepreneurial orientation.