CREATING HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION PERFORMANCE: EXECUTION CAPABILITY AS A MEDIATOR OF ALIGNMENT
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https://doi.org/10.33736/ijbs.8557.2024Keywords:
Alignment Process, Execution Capability, Performance, Higher EducationAbstract
The objective of the study is to explore the impact of the strategic alignment process on improving the Study Program’s Performance and explore the impact of execution capability as a mediator. By using quantitative research and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) AMOS as data analysis, 124 samples were chosen by random sampling method. Respondents are the Head of Study Programs at several Prominent Universities in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The research revealed that the strategic alignment process and execution capabilities have a significant effect on the performance of the Study Program. Execution capability as a mediator significantly increases the influence of the strategic alignment process on improving performance of Study Program’s performance. Contributions of the study provide theoretical and managerial implications to the management of higher education institutions in terms of the ability to implement the strategy. Therefore, a study program needs to improve the quality of the strategic alignment process that takes place in its organization as a recommendation. In this case, it would be better for study programs to choose and develop strategies that suit the stakeholder needs. The originality of this research lies in the simultaneous use of strategic alignment processes and execution capabilities to improve the performance of higher education institutions, which, in several previous studies, discussions on both concepts in higher education management were still rarely carried out.
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