The Contribution of Organizational Culture and Leadership to the Performance of UAI Educational Staff: An Examination of Job Satisfaction as a Mediating Variable

Abstract

This study aims to examine and analyze the contribution of organizational culture and leadership to the performance of educational staff at Universitas Al-Azhar Indonesia, with job satisfaction as a mediating variable. A quantitative approach with an associative research design was employed in this study. The sampling technique used was saturated sampling with sample size determination using the Slovin formula at a 5% margin of error, resulting in 102 respondents from a total population of 137 educational staff members. Primary data were collected through questionnaire distribution and supported by secondary data in the form of employee performance reports from the previous year. The results indicate that organizational culture has a positive but insignificant effect on job satisfaction, while it has a significant effect on the performance of educational staff. Leadership has a significant effect on both job satisfaction and the performance of educational staff. Job satisfaction does not mediate the relationship between organizational culture and the performance of educational staff; however, it mediates the relationship between leadership and the performance of educational staff. Thus, job satisfaction serves as a partial mediating variable. These findings imply that strengthening leadership practices and fostering job satisfaction are strategic efforts to enhance the performance of educational staff in higher education institutions.