The Effect of Work Ethics and Competence on Employee Performance at the Turatea District Office, Jeneponto Regency

Abstract

Using a bivariate quantitative research approach, this paper aims to specify the effect of work ethics and competence on employee performance at the Turatea District Office, Jeneponto Regency, both singly and together. The population in this study wereall employees of Turatea District Office, Jeneponto Regency—a total of 33 people consisting of permanent employees and contract employees. A total sampling technique was used, where the entire population is sampled. The analytical technique used to test the hypothesis is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that (1) work ethics has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, (2) competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance, and (3) work ethics and competence simultaneously affect employee performance, at the Turatea District Office, Jeneponto Regency. Keywords: work ethics, competence, performance, employee