The Influence of Human Resource Development Toward the Officials’ Performance: A Study at Mayor's Office of Ambon, Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of formal education, education and training program, and empowerment of the officials' performance. This research is an explanatory research using quantitative approach. Data were collected through survey. Population in this research was the officials at Mayor's Office of Ambon with 96 people as the sample. Data were analyzed using multiple regressions with SPSS. The results showed that formal education, education and training program, and empowerment simultaneously had a significant effect on the officials' performance. Partial test results showed that both education and training program and empowerment had a significant effect on the officials' performance. The dominant variable affecting the officials' performance was education and training program. In addition, it was also found that education did not affect the performance of the officials.