The Establishment of Multicultural-Based Team Characteristics in Increasing Institution Productivity of Higher Education in Indonesia

[摘要] This study aims to assess the characteristics of the formation of a multicultural-based team component in improving the productivity of higher education institutions in Indonesia. This research is essential because it can describe dynamic team characteristics in the form of interconnected tasks among all elements that should be able to build a good cooperation so that the productivity of higher education institutions as a result of the work of a team can reach the expected level. Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kendari has elements of the group of employees and lecturers who have particular characteristics, not only because of differences in ability or gender and age but also derived from the flow of culture of groups, as well as different ethnic groups. This research uses descriptive qualitative method by using approach of management science and cultural study. The results of this study provide a description that in the formation of team characteristics of IAIN Kendari, it considers various things other than factors or aspects of ability/expertise. The elements or dimensions are genders, age, team/group of ideology, and ethnic. The most exciting aspect is the ethnic group. As a heterogeneous society, each team member has local wisdom values that can be internalised into work behaviour as a team member to increase the productivity of the institution. The potential of local wisdom empirically has contributed significantly to institutional productivity.

[发布机构] Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kendari, Jl. Sultan Qaimuddin No 17, Baruga, Sulawesi Tenggara, Kendari; 93563, Indonesia^1

[效力级别] 经济学 [学科分类] 工业工程学

[关键词] characteristic. IAIN Kendari;Cultural studies;Dynamic teams;Higher education;Higher education institutions;Multicultural based team;Qualitative method;Team characteristic