The Effect of Work Discipline, Competence, and Leadership on Performance with Motivation as an Intervening Variable in the Community and Village Empowerment Service (DPMD) Dharmasraya Regency

ABSTRACT : This study attempts to examine the influence of discipline, competence, leadership andmotivation on employee performance in the Dharmasraya Village Community Empowerment Service. Thisresearch uses descriptive quantitative method. The study population consisted of 52 people from civil servantsand non civil servants. To obtain a valid and reliable instrument, the validity and reliability test, normality test,multicollinearity test and heterocedasticity test were performed. The data analysis technique used is linearregression analysis, t test, coefficient of determination, and path analysis using the SPSS program, with α =0.05. The results showed that discipline, competence, and motivation had a significant influence on theperformance of the Dharmasraya Village Community Empowerment Service, while leadership did not have asignificant influence on the motivation and performance of the Dharmasraya Village Community EmpowermentService Employees. These empirical findings indicate that in order to improve the employees of theDharmasraya Village Community Empowerment Service, it is necessary to pay attention to discipline andcompetence as well as motivation of the employees of the Dharmasraya Village Community EmpowermentService.

Keywords: Discipline, Competence, Leadership, Motivation, Employee Performance