The Influence of Competence, Motivation, and Organizational Culture on Employee Performance at the Industry and Trade Agency Lubuk Linggau

This study aims to analyze the effects of competence, motivation, and organizational culture on employee performance at the Department of Industry and Trade of Lubuk Linggau City. This research employed a quantitative approach with a population of 40 employees, all of whom were selected as the sample using a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using the Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method with the assistance of SmartPLS 3. The results indicate that competence has a positive but insignificant effect on employee performance, with an Original Sample value of 0.346, a T-Statistic value of 1.911, and a P-Value of 0.057 (>0.05). Motivation has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, with an Original Sample value of 0.445, a T-Statistic value of 3.347, and a P-Value of 0.001 (<0.05). Meanwhile, organizational culture has a negative and insignificant effect on employee performance, with an Original Sample value of -0.018, a T-Statistic value of 0.112, and a P-Value of 0.911 (>0.05). The R-Square value of 0.437 indicates that the three independent variables explain 43.7% of the variation in employee performance. Motivation is identified as the most dominant factor in improving employee performance.