AMBIDEXTROUS LEADERSHIP DAN AMBIDEXTROUS INNOVATION PADA PERGURUAN TINGGI SWASTA: PERAN MEDIASI KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Ali Mujahidin; Ifa Khoiria Ningrum; Rika Pristian Fitri Astuti

doi:10.32500/jebe.v8i1.11063

Authors

Ali Mujahidin IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro
Ifa Khoiria Ningrum Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sunan Giri
Rika Pristian Fitri Astuti IKIP PGRI Bojonegoro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32500/jebe.v8i1.11063

Keywords:

Ambidextrous Leadership, Knowledge Management Practices, Ambidextrous Innovation, Perguruan Tinggi Swasta

Abstract

Perguruan tinggi swasta di Indonesia menghadapi tantangan keterbatasan sumber daya yang dapat menghambat kemampuan inovasi organisasi secara berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak kepemimpinan ambidextrous terhadap inovasi ambidextrous dengan praktik manajemen pengetahuan sebagai variabel perantara. Penelitian ini mengadopsi pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei yang melibatkan dosen sebagai subjek responden, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepemimpinan ambidextrous memiliki dampak positif dan signifikan terhadap praktik manajemen pengetahuan (β = 0.845; p < 0.001) serta inovasi ambidextrous (β = 0.340; p = 0.001). Selanjutnya, praktik manajemen pengetahuan juga memiliki pengaruh signifikan terhadap inovasi ambidextrous (β = 0.409; p = 0.005). Hasil analisis mediasi menunjukkan bahwa praktik manajemen pengetahuan secara signifikan memediasi hubungan antara kepemimpinan ambidextrous dan inovasi ambidextrous (β = 0.346; p = 0.004). Temuan ini menegaskan bahwa pengelolaan pengetahuan merupakan mekanisme kunci dalam mentransformasikan kepemimpinan ambidextrous menjadi inovasi organisasi yang seimbang antara eksplorasi dan eksploitasi. Penelitian ini memberikan implikasi bahwa perguruan tinggi swasta perlu memperkuat praktik manajemen pengetahuan untuk meningkatkan kapasitas inovasi institusi.

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