Factors That Influence the Achievement Motivation and Research Productivity of Lecturers in the Higher Education Service Institution Region VI Central Java

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XI, November 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Factors That Influence the Achievement Motivation and Research Productivity of Lecturers in the Higher Education Service Institution Region VI Central Java

Asih Handayani^1*, Amiartuti Kusmaningtyas² And Slamet Riyadi²

¹University of Slamet Riyadi Surakarta, Indonesia
²University of 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya, Indonesia

Abstract:-This study has the purpose to prove and analyze the influence of Competence, Organizational Support, Academic Culture and Paternalistic Leadership Styles on the Achievement Motivation and Its Impact on the Research Productivity of lecturers in Higher Education Service Institution (DIKTI) Region VI Central Java. The data used in this study was the primary data source taken from the questionnaire. The population in this study were all permanent lecturers at private tertiary institutions in Higher Education Service Institution (DIKTI) (LLDIKTI) Region VI Central Java accredited by AIPT “A” and accessible, with the number population of 575 lectures and 237 as the samples of the study. The data analysis and hypothesis testing in this study using the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results of the hypothesis testing prove that (1) Competency, paternalistic leadership style and academic culture have no significant effect on the productivity of lecturers in conducting research, (2) Organizational support has a significant negative effect on the productivity of lecturers in conducting research, (3) Competence, Academic Culture and paternalistic leadership style significantly influence the achievement motivation of lecturers in conducting research, (4) Organizational support does not affect the achievement motivation of lecturers in conducting research, (5) Achievement motivation has a positive effect on the productivity of lecturers in conducting research.

Keywords: Competence; organizational support; academic culture and paternalistic leadership styles; achievement motivation; lecturer research productivity.

I. INTRODUCTION

The productivity of Indonesian researchers is still considered low at the international level. Scientific publications by Indonesian researchers at the international level are still small compared to other countries. Scientific publications in international journals are the actualization of researchers in the development of science at the international level. The low level of scientific publications can be seen in Indonesia’s research rankings that are indexed by Scopus at the level of ASEAN countries.

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