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International Journal of Management Progress
Volume 3 Number 1 August 2021
P-ISSN: 2686-6323, E-ISSN: 2686-634X
to the conditions that are the main tasks and functions and other non-technical factors, and it
can be proven that there are still many lecturers who do not care, for example by registering at
SINTA, while all of these academic activities are needed for the welfare of the lecturers
themselves.
Both job satisfaction and lecturer performance are closely related to various factors
that influence employee performance such as ineffective leadership styles, weak
organizational culture, lecturers' work motivation is still low, conflict management
management is still low and even creates new conflicts, such as the rules that always apply.
changes, without any socialization to lecturers, especially in research activities and
community service to obtain funding from internal universities. For this reason, it is necessary
to increase the satisfaction and performance of lecturers through high motivation, a strong and
superior organizational culture, an effective leadership style and being able to handle conflict
problems in an effective way as well. Thus, work motivation, organizational culture,
leadership style and conflict management become independent variables (independent
variables) that need to be studied so that it can be seen their influence on job satisfaction and
lecturer performance at universities in Southeast Sulawesi.
Work motivation as a driving force create enthusiasm for one's work, so that they are
willing to cooperate, work effectively and are integrated with all their efforts to achieve
satisfaction (Hasibuan, H. Malayu S.P., 2007: 95 in Elisa Sari and Rina Dwiarti, 2018: 60).
Furthermore, Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory or A Theory of Human Motivation, put
forward by Abraham Maslow in 1943 states that a person's needs and satisfaction are plural,
which includes biological and psychological needs in the form of material and non-material
(Sunyoto, Danang, 2013: 2).
Culture is the norms and values that direct the behavior of organizational members
(Luthans, 1998 in Sri Sumarwinati and Sri Langgeng Ratnasari, 2019: 16). Everyone will
behave in accordance with the prevailing culture in order to be accepted in their environment.
Organizational culture is a pattern of basic assumptions created, discovered or developed by a
particular group as it learns to deal with problems of external adaptation and internal
integration that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to
new members as the correct way to perceive, think, and feel in relation to the problems they
face (Ismail, 2008: 19 in Dian Rahmawaty, 2017: 279).
Leadership is a person's ability to control or influence other people or different
societies towards achieving goals (Arep, 2002: 93 in Walda Isna Nisa 2018: 159). While
leadership style is the ability and art of obtaining results through activities by influencing
others in order to achieve predetermined organizational goals. Leadership is the ability to
influence others, in this case subordinates, so that they are willing and able to carry out certain
activities even though they may not personally like it (Nawawi Ismail Uha, 2015: 153).
According to Wexley K.N. and Yukl G.A. (2005: 229) in Janefi Alfiah (2013: 198)
states conflict is a dispute or struggle between two parties which is characterized by openly
showing hostility that will interfere with the achievement of the goals of the opponent.
Conflicts can arise because there are underlying conditions. This condition is also called the
source of conflict, consisting of three factors, namely: (1) communication factors, (2)
structural factors, (3) personal factors. Conflict resolution skills play a constructive role in the
development of new ideas and practices that ultimately create new opportunities for
organizations to grow (Damanpour, 1991 in Riyadi Nugroho and M. Yusuf Arnol, 2019: 19).
Kenneth W. Thomas and Ralph H Kilmann in Wirawan (2010) developed a taxonomy of
conflict management styles based on two dimensions, namely cooperation and assertiveness.
Based on these two dimensions, five types of conflict management are proposed as follows: 1.