The Role of Competence in Mediating the Influence of Managerial Competence and Social Competence on The Development of The Tourism Sector

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and prove the direct relationship of the governance variable to tourism development, besides that it is also to analyze the mediating role of the governance variable between the competence manager variable and social competence on tourism development. The research method was carried out quantitatively with a descriptive research design with a sample of 175 respondents, using a saturated sampling technique and the data analysis method used was SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) using the SmartPLS Program. The results showed that the managerial competence and social competence variables partially had a significant positive effect on tourism governance. The variables of managerial competence, social competence and governance have a significant positive effect on tourism development. Governance can mediate the influence between managerial competence and social competence with tourism development.