Influence of Situational Leadership, Commitment, and Competence on the Performance of National Police Personnel through Good Governance at the South Sulawesi Regional Police

Abstract

This research aims to (1) analyze the influence of situational leadership on good governance and performance, (2) analyze the influence of commitment on good governance and performance, (3) analyze the influence of competence on good governance and performance, (4) analyze the influence of good governance on performance, and (5) analyze the influence of situational leadership, commitment, and competence on performance, mediated by good governance. The research method used was quantitative research. The research object is the South Sulawesi Regional Police personnel. The results of this research show that 1) situational leadership has a positive and significant effect on good governance and the performance of the national police personnel at the South Sulawesi Regional Police; 2) commitment has a positive and significant effect on good governance and the performance of the national police personnel at the South Sulawesi Regional Police; 3) competence has a positive and significant effect on good governance and performance; 4) good governance has a positive and significant effect on performance; 5) good governance can mediate the influence of situational leadership and competence on performance but cannot mediate commitment to performance. The findings of this research suggest that by implementing good governance, it can serve as a moral compass to enhance the ethical standards within the police force. This includes improving service ethics, institutional ethics, and community ethics. This will lead to the optimal execution of police duties and responsibilities. The novelty of this research is that previous researchers focused only on the influence of situational leadership, commitment, and competence on performance and did not touch on good governance as a mediator. Good governance has not been widely studied as a mediating variable; therefore, the researchers use good governance as a mediator.