The Effect of Competency and Organizational Commitment on Performance with Career Development as a Mediation Variable

Abstract

Human resources within an organization are a crucial aspect in determining whether an organization is effective or not. The role of human resources within an organization is a crucial determinant of the organization's effectiveness and success in achieving its goals. Employee performance, in the discourse of human resource management, is a key determinant of the sustainability and acceleration of an organization's vision. The General Elections Commission (KPU) of Central Java Province, as the vanguard of regional election organizers, has a constitutional responsibility to organize election stages based on direct, general, free, secret, honest, and fair principles. In this study, the factors influencing employee performance are focused on three variables: competence, organizational commitment, and career development. This study aims toto know and analyze the influence of competence and organizational commitment on performance with career development as a mediating variable. This study uses a quantitative approach to test the hypothesis and bases its conclusions on the probability of a null rejection error. The variables in this study consist of two X variables (independent variables), namely competence (X1) and organizational commitment (X2), and two Y variables (dependent variables), namely career development (Y1) and performance (Y2). In this study, the population is employees at General Election Commission of Central Java Province as many as 84 employees. Sampling in this study was conducted using the total sample method. The primary data collection method used was distributing questionnaires to respondents directly. The results of the study indicate that competency variables have no effect on career development, while organizational commitment does. Furthermore, competency and organizational commitment influence individual employee performance, while career development does not. Furthermore, career development variables are unable to mediate the influence of competency or organizational commitment on employee performance. The results of this study emphasize that the leadership of the Central Java Provincial KPU must prioritize strengthening technical competencies and enriching organizational values directly to maintain performance stability.