THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING AND CORE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCE ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (STUDY AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NTT PROVINCE)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This empirical research aimed to determine the organizational learning influence extent on the organizational core competencies in improving the private university organizations performance in the East Nusa Tenggara province. This study was conducted in some stages in order to determine the partial effect of organizational learning on the organization’s core competencies, and organizational performance. The aforementioned aspect contributed to further studies in the strategy management. It concerned the effect of organizational learning on core competencies, and organizational performance, especially in organizing private universities. Previous research was reviewed to aid variables and hypothesis development. The variables used in the research were organizational learning, organizational core competencies, and work performance. The following stages were conducted through the course of the research: browsing articles, separating articles, extracting data, synthesizing data, reporting data. Data analysis method used path analysis. The approach used was quantitative positivists. The populations in this study were all private universities in the scope of Region VIII LLDIKTI Bali and Nusa Tenggara, focusing in East Nusa Tenggara. The sample were university and college in East Nusa Tenggara province: 40 PTS (High Education Institutions) consisting of 12 universities and 28 college. This study focused on the phenomenon occurred in NTT province higher education. The higher education organization management has not been well standardized. It exhibited low quality organizational competency, educational qualifications, lecturer competencies, facilities and infrastructure. Offered study programs were not in accordance with the regional condition. The graduate’s competence did not suit the regional need. The local governments did not focus its effort in higher education. Regardless of this obstacle, the community kept sending their children to higher education institutions. This was indicated by increased number of universities in NTT and high-interest rate in entering higher education. This condition encouraged researchers to determine the phenomenon’s crucial aspects. This research aimed to illustrate how organizational learning and core organization competencies needed to be developed in improving private university institutions performance in NTT province.

Keywords: Organizational Learning, Core Organization Competencies, Organizational Performance,

     Private Universities Organizations