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Objective: This study aims to analyze the direct influence of procedural justice (transparency, consistency, accuracy) and researcher competence (technical skills, collaboration, conceptual thinking) on performance, and to test the mediating role of Resonance Innovative Work Behavior (RIWB) in the relationship between the two. Specifically, this study measures: (1) the impact of procedural justice on performance; (2) the contribution of competence to performance; (3) the mediating mechanism of RIWB (exploration, implementation, and resonance of ideas with stakeholders) in the relationship between procedural justice-competence and performance. The results are expected to reveal how innovation culture strengthens the effects of independent variables on researcher productivity and institutional research ecosystems. Method: The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of procedural justice and competence on researcher performance. In addition, this study also aims to test the mediating role of innovative work behavior in the relationship between procedural justice and researcher performance, as well as in the relationship between competence and researcher performance. Thus, this study not only looks at the direct influence of the two variables on performance, but also how innovative work behavior can be a mediator in improving researcher performance. Research Findingsand Discussions: This research method uses an explanatory quantitative approach with the aim of testing the causal relationship between variables. The study population consisted of 361 BRIN researchers in East Java Province, and the sampling technique used was proportional stratified random sampling to ensure sample representativeness. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire using a Likert scale of 1-5 as a measurement instrument. Data analysis was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) through SmartPLS software. The variables studied included procedural justice (X1), competence (X2), innovative work behavior (Y), and researcher performance (Z). Research Implications: The implications of this study emphasize the importance of human resource (HR) policies for BRIN and BRIDA to ensure fair procedures in the entire HR management process as an effort to improve researcher performance. In addition, competency development through training programs specifically designed to encourage innovative work behavior among researchers is very crucial. Furthermore, building an organizational culture that supports innovation will strengthen innovative work behavior and ultimately contribute significantly to improving researcher performance in a sustainable manner. Originality/Value: This study contributes by integrating procedural justice and competence as factors that influence researchers' performance through the mediation of innovative work behavior. In the context of the institutional transformation of BRIN and the establishment of BRIDA in East Java Province, this study offers relevant empirical insights for the development of HR management policies and practices in research institutions.