Leaders and Legacy: A Study of the Values of Lampung University in Indonesia in 1998–2019

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10.2991/978-2-38476-046-6_66How to use a DOI?

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organizational culture; leaders’ basic assumption; research university; teaching university; legacy

Abstract

The success of an organization can be explained through the performance of the leader. The University of Lampung (Unila) as an organization experiences good and bad times in the context of ranking among universities in Indonesia. In 2019, the decline of Unila’s ranking to its lowest point has prompted this research with organizational culture perspective. In this study, we explore, find and explain the basic assumptions of leaders reflecting values that are difficult to change; the values that are held and grow as a culture that are not visible; vision, mission, and structure as visible artefacts; and the performance of tridarma which also looks visible. This research is placed in the objective to become the best university. The research was conducted using an intensive interview method; documentation study; and repeated confirmation. The results showed that during the three periods of rectors’ leadership from 1998 to 2019, a pattern of cultural change was found as a cycle between research university and teaching university. At first the leaders tended to choose the perspective as a research university, then the next leader chose the perspective as a teaching university, then back to a research university. The rectors who lead Unila wanted to make a legacy so that Unila recognized as the best university. Whether it is a research university or a teaching university, both can increase Unila’s ranking among universities in Indonesia. Unila’s downgrade occurred during the succession period during the rector election process.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Nanang Trenggono
AU  - Dhanik Sulistyarini
AU  - Andy Corry Wardhani
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/02
TI  - Leaders and Legacy: A Study of the Values of Lampung University in Indonesia in 1998–2019
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Universitas Lampung International Conference on Social Sciences (ULICoSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 669
EP  - 682
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-046-6_66
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-046-6_66
ID  - Trenggono2023
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