The Effect of Competence, Motivation, and Organizational Culture on Employees Competence, with Organizational Commitment as an Intervening Variable (A Case Study at Social Office of Sikka Sub-District)

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the effect of competence, motivation, and organizational culture on employees’ performance with organizational commitment as a moderating variable; also to find out whether each variable moderated the employees’ performance. Moreover, the study was causal comparative with a quantitative approach. The population was 57 employees who worked in the Social Office of Sikka Sub-district; which was in the division of social guarantee and protection, social rehabilitation, social empowerment, and poor people care. It was located at Jl. El Tari Maumere, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Furthermore, the data collection technique used saturated sampling or census. The data analysis technique used descriptive statistics with Smart (PLS). As a result, it concluded that (1) competence had a positive but insignificant effect on employees’ performance; (2) motivation had a positive and significant effect on employees’ performance; (3) organizational culture had an insignificant effect on employees’ performance; (4) competence had an insignificant effect on employees’ performance, with organizational commitment as the moderating variable; and (5) motivation had an insignificant effect n employees’ performance, with organizational commitment as the moderating variable. On the other hand, organizational culture had a positive and significant effect on employees’ performance, with organizational commitment as the moderating variable.