Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice

ISSN: 2630-5984

A Study of Relationship of Human Resource Management Practices, Competitive Advantages, And Person-Organization Fit as A Mediation Variable in Indonesian High Schools

Laili Komariyah
Lecturer at Physics Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Widyatmike Gede Mulawarman
Lecturer at Educational Management Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Nurlaili
Lecturer at Educational Management Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Suryaningsi
Lecturer at Citizenship Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Yusak Hudiyono
Lecturer at Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Warman
Lecturer at Educational Management Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, 75119 Indonesia
Aziz Thaba
Lembaga Swadaya Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan Matutu, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90221 Indonesia

Abstract

Human resources in an organization, aprticularlyi nan educational institution, is a very important aspect to determine whether an institution is effective or not. The performance of an educational institution is determined by the behavior and conditions of its teaching staffs; hence, it needs to perform its human resource management function by recruiting, selecting and maintaining the right staff.  This research is quantitative, based on hypothesis testing to test the relationship between human resource management practices and competitive advantage, mediated by person-organization fit. Human resources variables refer to teachers, competitive advantage refers to key performance indicators (KPI) and Person-Organization Conformity refers to teacher-student relationships. The sample of this research comprised teachers with the status of Civil Servants at SMA Negeri Kota Samarinda, selected by random sampling method. This study used a regression analysis, namely path analysis. The results of this study concluded that human resource management practices are positively related to organizational competitive advantage (schools), and the relationship between human resource management practices and organizational competitive advantage is mediated by person-organization fit.

Keywords
Human resource management, competitive advantage, person-organization fit.