THE STRATEGY OF IMPROVING HUMAN PERFORMANCE THROUGH ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP AND PERSONALITY: ORGANIZATION COMMITMENT AS A MEDIATING VARIABEL

Abstract

This research examined the influence of Islamic leadership, and personality on Islamic human performance, mediated by organizational commitment. Some research has been conducted on the role of Islamic leadership in human performance. However, this kind of research was limited to an Islamic institution. This is the first research is conducted in workplaces without Islamic situation. The data were obtained from 105 employees in management postgraduate programs, accredited minimum B, of private universities in Greater Jakarta. Structural equation modeling (in SmartPLS3) was used to analyze the quantitative survey data. The results show that Islamic leadership and human performance have a significant positive impact on organizational commitment, while Islamic leadership has a stronger influence than personality. Organizational commitment has no significant influence on Islamic human performance. Islamic leadership has no significant impact on human performance. On the other hand, personality has a significant positive influence on human performance. This study is limited to four variables as mentioned above. was conducted only in Post Graduate Management Study Program in Private Universities in Jakarta with staff and leaders from the academic and non-academic units as research subjects.