BEYOND PAY: ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT, COMPENSATION, AND LECTURER PERFORMANCE IN PRIVATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Abstract

The goal of this study is to look at how financial compensation affects the performance of lecturers at private vocational education institutions and how the perception of organizational support affects this. The study used a cross-sectional survey with answers from 152 lecturers from six private polytechnics in Indonesia. This was based on the theory of organizational support. The analysis of the data was conducted using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study's findings indicate that financial compensation significantly enhances lecturer performance, as assessed by teaching quality, research productivity, community service involvement, supportive activities, and overall performance. However, the perceived organizational support has not been shown to strengthen this relationship, indicating that financial compensation remains the dominant factor in driving lecturer performance while organizational support plays an independent role.