Analysis of the Impact of Competence on Performance through Work Motivation of Employees of Medium-Scale Media Companies in Jakarta Indonesia

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the direct effect of competence on employee performance, competence on work motivation, work motivation on employee performance, and the indirect effect of competence through work motivation on employee performance. This research was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia. This research was a descriptive study. The research sample amounted to 99 employees of the human resource department. The data analysis method utilized Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the SmartPLS application. The results showed that competence has a positive and insignificant effect on employee performance. Furthermore, competence has a positive and significant effect on work motivation.  Work motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The results of the indirect effect test indicated that competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance through work motivation. The implication of this research is that enhancing employee competence require support from the company by increasing work motivation.  Activities that can be conducted is a training in accordance with the needs of the daily task.