The Effect of Intrinsic Motivation and Competence on Civil Servants Performance in Inspectorate General of The Indonesian Army with Job Satisfaction as Mediation
Author: Kholid Firdaus, Mukhlis and Said Musnadi, Indonesia
Abstract:This study intends to examine the model of the influence of intrinsic motivation and competence on the performance of civil servants (PNS) in the Inspectorate General of the Indonesian Army (Itjenad) with job satisfaction as a mediating variable. The population is civil servants in the (Itjenad). The population is 115 respondents. The research model is analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results of the study prove that Intrinsic Motivation influences job satisfaction positively and significantly, Competence influences Satisfaction of Civil Servants positively and significantly, Satisfaction influences Performance positively and significantly, Intrinsic Motivation influences PNS Performance positively and significantly, Competence does not significantly influence PNS Performance variable, Intrinsic Motivation influences the performance of civil servants through job satisfaction positively and significantly, and competence influences the performance of civil servants through job satisfaction positively and significantly. These findings contribute academically, especially in the renewal of the theory of causality among research variables and can be a reference for practical leaders, especially those in the (Itjenad). The novelty of this research lies in the combination of previous causality research models, with new objects. The limitation of the study is on the number of variables studied and the research scope.