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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): June

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30 March 2026

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Strategic Drivers of Academic Employee Performance in Higher Education

https://doi.org/10.24252/minds.v13i1.62126
Ronnie Resdianto Masman
Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia
Haris Maupa
Universitas Hasanuddin, Indonesia

Corresponding Author(s) : Ronnie Resdianto Masman

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Jurnal Minds: Manajemen Ide dan Inspirasi, Vol. 13 No. 1 (2026): June

Abstract

This study aims to examine how knowledge management and organizational commitment shape employee performance in higher education, while positioning organizational innovation as a contested mechanism within Resource-Based and Knowledge-Based frameworks. It advances a novel contribution by demonstrating that the strategic value of intangible assets does not necessarily operate through innovation, thereby challenging dominant linear assumptions in organizational theory. Using data from 200 respondents in higher education institutions in West Jakarta, the findings reveal that knowledge management and organizational commitment exert strong direct effects on both innovation and employee performance, while innovation fails to mediate these relationships. This asymmetry indicates that performance is more structurally driven by knowledge integration and organizational attachment than by formal innovation processes, particularly within bureaucratic academic systems. The implication is clear: university leaders must prioritize strengthening knowledge systems and organizational commitment as primary drivers of sustainable performance.

Keywords

Knowledge Management Organizational Innovation Employee Performance Organizational Commitment Higher Education Management
Masman, R. R., & Maupa, H. (2026). Strategic Drivers of Academic Employee Performance in Higher Education. Jurnal Minds: Manajemen Ide Dan Inspirasi, 13(1), 39–48. https://doi.org/10.24252/minds.v13i1.62126
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Ronnie Resdianto Masman, Universitas Tarumanagara

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Haris Maupa, Universitas Hasanuddin

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