Religiosity moderating the influence of competency and job satisfaction on the performance of the lectures of college of Islamic Religious Science (STAI) in Riau

This research involves goal setting theory as a theoretical perspective to empirically investigate the role of religiosity as a moderator in affecting the competence and job satisfaction on the performance of lecturers at the College of Islamic Religious Sciences. In this case, 142 lecturers of the College of Islamic Religious Science in Riau were involved as the research respondents. The data obtained were further processed using PLS structural equation modeling (SEM). This study further proposed religiosity as a strategy to improve lecturers’ performance. Furthermore, the results showed that lecturers’ competence and job satisfaction affect their performance, in which religiosity acts as a moderator in affecting the competency and job satisfaction to improve the lecturers’ performance. These results then strengthen the goal setting theory related to the determination of lecturers’ work plans and performance achievement with suitable competencies so that lecturers’ job satisfaction increases.