The Effect of Leader’s Organizational Commitment to Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction and Performance (Research on Muhammadiyah Universities Throughout East Java, Indonesia)

This research aims to clarify: (1) Positive and significant effect of leader’s organizational commitment to lecturers’ job satisfaction (2) Positive and significant effect of job satisfaction to lecturers’ performance (3) Positive and significant effect of leader’s organizational commitment to lecturers’ performance (4) Positive and significant effect of leader’s organizational commitment to lecturers’ performance through job satisfaction. This research was conducted by taking the population of lecturers of Muhammadiyah Universities throughout East Java, which consists of the Muhammadiyah University of Malang, Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya, Muhammadiyah University of Sidoarjo, Muhammadiyah University of Gresik, Muhammadiyah University of Jember, and Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo, with population of 1881 people and a sample of 200 people were taken in random. Questionnaire was used to collect data and data analysis applied SEM analysis with AMOS program. The results of the research conclude: (1) There is an effect of the leader’s commitment to lecturers’ job satisfaction (2) There is an effect of leader’s commitment to lecturers’ performance (3) There is an effect of job satisfaction to lecturers’ performance (4) There is an effect of leader’s commitment to lecturers’ performance through job satisfaction. Since this research is empirically proven true therefore the managers of Muhammadiyah Universities are expected in organizational commitment, the leaders should pay attention to Islamic value approach besides using western contemporary management approach, in the attempt to build lecturers’ job satisfaction and expected to have an impact on improving lecturers’ performance.