Leadership Communication, School Culture, and Teachers’ Organizational Commitment in Selected Islamic Secondary Schools

Siti   Juwariyah; Cristantius   Dwiatmadja; Indarto  Indarto

doi:10.31849/ds8ww015

Authors

Siti Juwariyah Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
Cristantius Dwiatmadja Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
Indarto Indarto Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31849/ds8ww015

Keywords:

Leadership style, Work environment , School culture, Work motivation , Organizational commitment

Abstract

Educational institutions increasingly face challenges in sustaining teachers’ organizational commitment amid shifting professional expectations and institutional pressures, particularly within private and faith-based schooling contexts. Despite extensive research, prior studies tend to examine leadership, work environment, and school culture in isolation, with limited empirical integration of these variables within a unified structural model that also tests the mediating role of work motivation. Addressing this gap, the present study investigates the direct and indirect relationships among leadership style, work environment, school culture, work motivation, and teachers’ organizational commitment in Muhammadiyah senior high schools. Employing a quantitative explanatory design, data were collected from 72 teachers and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with the Partial Least Squares approach. The results indicate that leadership style and work environment significantly and positively influence organizational commitment, while school culture does not demonstrate a significant effect. In contrast, work environment and school culture significantly enhance work motivation, whereas leadership style shows no meaningful impact. Importantly, work motivation neither affects organizational commitment nor mediates the relationships between organizational factors and commitment. These findings reveal a structural distinction between professional motivation and institutional attachment, suggesting that commitment is shaped more directly by relational and environmental organizational experiences than by motivational mechanisms. The study offers theoretical refinement by challenging the assumed mediating role of motivation and contributes practical insights for educational leadership by emphasizing the importance of strengthening workplace conditions and participatory leadership to sustain teacher commitment in broader educational systems.

Author Biographies

Siti Juwariyah, Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

Siti Juwariyah is a teacher and graduate student in the Management Study Program at Universitas Semarang, Indonesia, specializing in educational management, leadership, and organizational commitment. She plays a central role in research design, data analysis, and manuscript development, with her current study examining how leadership style, work environment, and school culture shape organizational commitment through work motivation. Combining academic rigor with professional teaching experience, she is committed to advancing effective leadership practices and fostering high performance educational environments.
Cristantius Dwiatmadja , Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

Prof. Christantius Dwiatmadja, S.E., M.E., Ph.D. is a professor and lecturer in the Management Study Program at Universitas Semarang, Indonesia, with extensive expertise in management, organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management. He has played a pivotal role in academic research through supervising research processes, guiding the development of research frameworks, reviewing theoretical foundations and methodologies, evaluating data analysis, and conducting rigorous academic revisions to ensure scientific quality. With substantial experience in research and graduate supervision, particularly in organizational commitment, leadership, and organizational development, he remains actively engaged in scholarly publications and the advancement of academic excellence in management and educational leadership.
Indarto Indarto, Universitas Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia

Prof. Indarto, S.E., M.Si. is a professor and lecturer in the Management Study Program at Universitas Semarang, Indonesia, with strong expertise in management, organizational development, and human resource management. He has contributed extensively to academic research through providing scholarly guidance in research processes, reviewing research design and methodology, validating the interpretation of findings, and offering critical revisions to enhance the scientific quality of manuscripts. With substantial experience in supervising graduate research, particularly in organizational behavior and leadership, he remains actively engaged in academic publications and the advancement of management science within higher education.

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