<![CDATA[This study examines the strategic role of lecturer innovativeness in improving academic performance in maritime higher education institutions. The research analyzes the influence of information technology utilization, knowledge management, and job satisfaction on lecturer innovativeness and lecturer performance. The study applies Innovation Theory, Knowledge-Based View Theory, and Job Satisfaction Theory as the theoretical foundation. A quantitative explanatory method was employed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Data were collected from 203 permanent lecturers at maritime higher education institutions under the Ministry of Transportation in Java Island, Indonesia. The findings indicate that information technology utilization, knowledge management, and job satisfaction positively and significantly influence lecturer innovativeness. Lecturer innovativeness also has a significant effect on lecturer performance, particularly in teaching, research, publication, and community service activities. Furthermore, lecturer innovativeness acts as a mediating variable between the antecedent variables and lecturer performance. This study contributes to the higher education management literature by emphasizing lecturer innovativeness as a strategic factor in improving academic performance and institutional competitiveness.]]>
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