MENCIPTAKAN KEUNGGULAN BERSAING BERKELANJUTAN LPD MELALUI BUDAYA ORGANISASI, STRATEGI DAN KINERJA OPERASI

The existence of LPDs that are categorized as stagnant or non-operating in Buleleng Regency shows that theoperational activities of LPDs have not been managed optimally. The management of LPDs that are not optimal will have a negative impact on the LPD’s operational performance. The development of an effective strategy is needed to improve the operational performance of LPDs. This research examined the causal relationship between organizational culture, operational strategy, operational performance and continuous competitive advantage of LPDs in Buleleng Regency. This is an explanatory study of the causality between variables. The development of the model in this study is conducted to predict the causal relationship between variables. The total number of LPDs used as sample is 54 LPDs. The research respondents are all the leaders of the Village Credit Institutions (LPD) in Buleleng Regency. The data analysis technique used in this study is the SEM based on variance, namely the General Structured Component Analysis (GSCA). The hypothesis test results showed that organizational culture based on Tri Hita Karana has a significant influence on the operational strategy of LPDs in Buleleng Regency. Second, the operational strategy has a significant influence on the operational performance of LPDs in Buleleng Regency. Third, the organizational culture based on Tri Hita Karana does not have a significant influence on the operational performance of LPDs in Buleleng Regency. Fourth, organizational culture based on Tri Hita Karana has a significant influence on the longterm competitive advantage of the LPDs in Buleleng Regency. Fifth, the operational strategy and operationalperformance do not have any significant influence on the continuous competitive advantage of LPDs in Buleleng Regency.Keywords : operational performance, continuous competitive advantage, LPD