SERTIFIKASI DOSEN DALAM PERSPEKTIF SISTEM PENGUKURAN KINERJA DAN PEMBENTUKAN MENTAL MODEL

Abstract

Lecturer certification is a process and forms of recognition of a faculty member associated with qualification, competence
and contribution that deserve to be called a professional lecturer. This study aims to empirically examine the effect of
certification on faculty members in the perspective of performance measurement systems to psychological empowerment
and mental model building and subsequent impact on the performance of the lecturer. The research model was built on the
basis of goal setting theory. We collected data using a mail survey on lecturers who have been certified in the province of
South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The selection of respondents was based on the consideration that the respondent has
experienced the whole certification process and have benefited directly and carry out the legal consequences of the
certification. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. The results showed that the measurement
system on lecturers certification have both positive and significant relationship to the dimensions of psychological
empowerment and the mental models. Further more, mental models have positive and significant influence on the
performance of the lecturer. Similarly, the dimensions of psychological empowerment were positively related to managerial
performance, but only the dimension of meaning tha thave a significant effect. The research findings reveal importance of
behavioral aspects in deciding lecturer certification systems during the certification process and the implementation.
Further more, this paper contributes to the literature on lecturer certification, performance measurement systems, and
mental models.
Keywords: lecturer certification, performance measurement systems, mental model, and psychological empowerment,
lecturers’ performance