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The Effects of Principal’s Decision-making, Organizational Commitment and School Climate on Teacher Performance in Vocational High School Based on Teacher Perceptions

Jefri Mailool , Badrun Kartowagiran , Tri Hartiti Retnowati , Sri Wening , Himawan Putranta

This quantitative research aims to analyze the effects of the principal's decision-making, organizational commitment and school climate on teacher.

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This quantitative research aims to analyze the effects of the principal's decision-making, organizational commitment and school climate on teacher performance in vocational high school. The research sample was 160 vocational school teachers in North Minahasa Regency with simple random sampling method. The data were collected using a Likert scale questionnaire 25 with statements. The data analysis was performed using simple linear regression and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the principal's decision-making, organizational commitment and school climate had a positive and significant effect on the performance of vocational school teachers, both partially and simultaneously. The results of this research can be an important reference for educational administrators at vocational high school level to design school strategies and policies that can encourage increased teacher performance to achieve better school productivity.

Keywords: Organizational commitment, principal’s decision-making, school climate, teacher performance.

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