Effect of Competence, Satisfaction and Discipline on Performance of Employees in the Office of Women Empowerment and Family Planning of West Papua

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of competence, satisfaction, and discipline on performance of employees in the Office of Women Empowerment and Family Planning of Fak-fak West Papua. Assigning 18 respondents, this study collected data using questionnaire, interview and document and used SPSS 17.0 for analysis on multiple regression and t-test. The findings showed the significant effects existed between (1) the competence of work (X1) on the performance of employee (Y) r=0.682; p=.011; (2) the job satisfaction (X2) with the performance of employee (Y) r=0.241; p=.025; (3) the discipline of work (X3) with the performance of employee (Y) r=0.230; p=.034; and (4) the competence (X1), the job satisfaction (X2), and the discipline (X3) to the performance employee partially or simultaneously at r=0.135. A weak effect of competence, job satisfaction and discipline of work existed on the performance of employee.Keywords: performance, competence, satisfaction, discipline, public services BackgroundEmerging issues related to regional autonomy is seen from the competence of human resources and apparatues the Local Government has to serve the official services, public services, and developments. This way, the government apparatus has an apparent role and very important position as the motor and driving force in activities of government functions aligned to reform that demands clean government and immorality. However, many regions recognize that competence of human resources and apparatus still need to improve (Dwiyanto, 2003).According to Steers (1985, p. 148) the individual performance is strongly influenced by a variety of unique personal characteristics of each individual. If a worker does not have the competence required for a particular job, or if he is not interested in the job, it is hard to believe that the level of achievement will be high. On the other hand, if management in recruiting and training workers competence and interest is in tune with the demands of work, we can expect that chances of good performance can be improved.Success in achieving the goals of organization is strongly influenced by the role and performanceemployees. The important role of employees or individuals in achieving organizational goals is that, the organization is impersonal and very rational in integration of a number of specialists who work together to achieve agreed objectives (Liliweri, 1997). Cited by Iqbal (2015) Hassan et al. (2011) assert that job satisfaction level in private banking sector and most of the employees working in private banks are satisfied with their work, management functions and job positions.Through increased work discipline and competence of employees' work, vision, mission, and goals of the organization can be achieved effectively. Discipline (Wekley & Yukl, 2000) and competence (Simamora, 1995) are factors that affect employee performance. An increase of discipline and competence of employees can give a positive contribution to performance the organization planned earlier.Problems contained in the...

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