The Effect of Work Competence and Work Discipline on Employee Performance with Work Motivation as a Mediating Variable (Study on PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency)
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work competence, work discipline, employee performance, work motivationAbstract
This study aims to determine: (1) the effect of work competence on employee performance at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; (2) the effect of work discipline on employee performance at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; (3) the effect of work competence on work motivation at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; (4) the effect of work discipline on work motivation at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; (5) the effect of work motivation on employee performance at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; (6) the effect of work competence on employee performance with work motivation as a mediating variable at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency; and (7) the effect of work discipline on employee performance with work motivation as a mediating variable at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency.
This study is a quantitative study with a causal-associative design to examine causal relationships. The location of this study is at PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency. The data source in this study is primary data obtained using questionnaires and measured using a four-point Likert scale. The population consisted of 134 employees of PDAM Tirta Jati, Cirebon Regency. This study used a census or total sampling approach, with 126 returned questionnaires considered valid and suitable for analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS).
The results of the study are: (1) work competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance; (2) work discipline has not significant effect on employee performance; (3) work competence has a positive and significant effect on work motivation; (4) work discipline has a positive and significant effect on employee work motivation; (5) work motivation has not significant effect on employee performance; (6) work motivation does not significantly mediate the effect of work competence on employee performance; and (7) work motivation does not significantly mediate the effect of work discipline on employee performance.
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