The Influence of Motivation, Work Competence, and Leadership on Employee Performance at the South Sumatra Provincial KPU

Authors

  • Adilah Adilah
  • Tri Darmawati
  • Mursalin Mursalin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31851/jmwe.v23i1.19934

Keywords:

Motivation, Work Competence, Leadership, Employee Performance

Abstract

The purpose of the following research is to test the impact of motivation, work competence, and leadership on employee performance at the South Sumatra Provincial KPU. The method used is the quantitative method. With a set of research objects, all South Sumatra Provincial KPU workers are 41 individuals/workers. The sampling method used in this research is to use a tired sampling method, so that all employees in the KPU are used as a sample, namely 41 people/employees. Data was collected using a questionnaire with a Likert scale as a measuring tool. The results of the study partially concluded that the three independent variables had a positive and important impact on employee performance, with a significant value of 0.000. And simultaneously, the three variables, namely motivation, work competence, and leadership, simultaneously had a significant positive impact on the performance of employees at the South Sumatra Provincial KPU with a significant value of 0.000.

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2026-04-27