THE EFFECTS OF COMPETENCE AND MOTIVATION ON PERFORMANCE MEDIATED BY ORGANIZATION COMMITMENT (CASE STUDY INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES)

Performance improvement in the context of government agencies is very important. There are several factors that can affect employee�s performance. These factors serve to ascertain whether the performance will be increased or decreased by involving these factors in performance appraisals. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of competence and motivation on performance mediated by organization commitment. The population used in this study were employees in Indonesian government agencies. The respondents were 186 of Ministry of Home Affairs employees. The sampling technique used was the Convenience Sampling method. The analytical model used in this study was descriptive and Structural Equation Modeling analysis with LISREL Program. It is concluded that commitment of organization contributes to employee�s performance and is influenced by both, the employee�s competence and motivation, whereas the competence and the motivation do not give any effect to their performance.