The Mediation Role of Motivation In The Influence Of Competency On Employee Performance
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Performance, Servant Leadership, Work DisciplineAbstract
This study aims to determine the role of competence in improving employee performance through motivation. The population is ASN employees of the X City Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) Secretariat. The sampling technique used saturated sampling technique, namely all members of the population. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires. This study uses a descriptive and verification approach with a survey method. Data processing was carried out using SPSS. After hypothesis testing, it can be concluded that competence and motivation partially have a positive and significant influence on employee performance. Likewise, competence and motivation simultaneously have a significant influence on performance. Mediation analysis used Process Macro Hayes analysis. The results of the hypothesis test state that motivation is proven to significantly mediate the influence of competence on performance. These results can be interpreted as high motivation can increase the influence of competence on employee performance.
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