INTRODUCTION

competence and discipline of its State Civil Apparatus (ASN). Thus, in realizing national

civil society, a government apparatus is needed that serves as a servant of the

community.

services to the community professionally, honestly, fairly and equitably , it is necessary

to develop employees so that the quality of human resources can improve and have

attitudes and behaviors that reflect service, honesty, responsibility, discipline and

authority so that services to the community can be provided in accordance with the

development of society in the implementation of state, government and development

duties based on loyal and obedient attitudes against Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

obtained from the implementation of duties and responsibilities given within a certain

period of time. Performance improvement is a goal to be achieved by both employees

and the organization. The organization wants optimal employee performance in the

interests of improving work results and organizational profits. On the other hand,

employees are interested in self-development and job promotion. To fulfill these two

desires, a good performance management system is needed (Bangun, 2012).

performance of the ASN contained in the West Kutai Regency Health Office is the result

of every asn performance in it that has been given duties and responsibilities. Therefore,

West Kutai Regency.

high performance are characterized by several things such as the ability to complete tasks

precisely and quickly, compliance with applicable regulations in the company, readiness

to work within a predetermined time, cooperation with other employees in completing

work or a certain task. But in reality, the performance of ASN at the West Kutai Regency

Health Office is still low.

from the data on the performance achievements of the West Kutai Regency Health Office

in 2020, it is stated that the overall implementation of activities from the Work Program

of the West Kutai Regency Health Office in 2020 is included in the moderate assessment

with an average value of 69.60% and there are still programs and activities with poor

assessments, namely with achievements of 49%.

activities in the West Kutai Regency Health Office will certainly affect the overall

their quality.

to employee competence. According to Wibowo (2012) providing the definition of

competence is the ability to complete a job based on skills, knowledge and work attitudes.

According to Surya Dharma (2012) that competence is something that is included by a

person in completing his work with different types and levels of behavior. According to

Henry Faizal Noor (2013) competence is a combination of knowledge, research results

and experience qualitatively and quantitatively in their fields, so as to produce innovations

in accordance with the times.

attitudes. However, based on a pre-survey conducted by researchers at the West Kutai

Regency Health Office, it is known that employee competence is still low, which is

presented in table 1.

the progress of the organization. Meanwhile, as many as 5 people (20%) said that the

indicator of low employee competence was seen from employees who had attended skills

training held by the organization.

According to Sutrisno (2014) work discipline is an attitude of a person's willingness and

willingness to obey and obey the regulations that apply in the organization. Meanwhile,

according to Rivai (2011) said that work discipline is an instrument used by managers to

make employees willing to change a behavior. Work discipline can also be used to

increase employee willingness and awareness in complying with all applicable company

regulations.

in accordance with agency regulations. If this continues, it can be detrimental to the

agency.

from: punctuality, good use of office equipment, high responsibility, and observance of

office rules. However, according to a statement from the Head of the Civil Service and

General Sub-Section of the West Kutai Regency Health Office, it is known that so far the

low discipline of employees is indicated by several things presented in Table 2.

affecting the overall performance of the ASN. This is in accordance with the opinion of

Hasibuan (2013: 193) "The better a person's work discipline, the higher the performance

ASN in the West Kutai Regency Health Office. Research Benefits This research is expected

to increase knowledge, insight, and be able to apply theories and concepts related to

research, especially regarding competence, work discipline and performance of ASN.

METHOD

quantitative approach. Causal associative research is a study that aims to find out the

RESULT AND DISCUSSION

Research Results

performance at the West Kutai Regency Health Office, (2) the influence of work discipline

on employee performance at the West Kutai Regency Health Office, and (3) the influence

of competence and work discipline simultaneously on employee performance at the West

Kutai Regency Health Office. The subjects in this study were the entire State Civil

Apparatus of the West Kutai Regency Health Office which amounted to 37 people. The

data used in this study are primary data. Primary data were obtained by distributing

questionnaires at the West Kutai Regency Health Office.

coefficient value of 0.396 which has a significance of 0.001<0.05. This shows that

competence has a significant positive effect on the performance of ASN. The contribution

of the effect of competence on ASN (Adjusted R2) performance was 0.346 or 34.6%. So

it can be concluded that this study succeeded in proving the first hypothesis that states

"There is a positive and significant influence of competence on the performance of ASN

in the West Kutai Regency Health Office".

Wibowo (2012) competence is the ability to carry out a job based on skills and knowledge

and supported by the work attitude required by the job. According to Hamzah B. Uno

knowledge and research results and experience quantitatively and qualitatively in their

fields, so as to produce innovations in accordance with the demands of the times. Spencer

and Spencer quoted by Moeheriono (2014) gives the notion of competence is A

competency is an underlying characteristic of an individual that is causually related to

Competence as an underlying characteristic of a person is related to the effectiveness of

an individual's performance in his work or the basic characteristics of an individual who

has a causal or causal relationship with the criteria used as a reference, effective or

performs excellently or superiorly in the workplace or in certain situations.

standards of each level, identifies the characteristics of knowledge and skills needed by

employees in carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively so as to achieve

professional quality standards and good performance at work (Wibowo, 2012). Employee

competence can be achieved by providing training to employees in accordance with their

job needs and organizational goals.

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coefficient value of 0.513 which has a significance of 0.000<0.05. This shows that work

discipline has a significant positive effect on the performance of ASN. The contribution of

the effect of work discipline on ASN (Adjusted R2) performance was 0.372 or 37.6%. So

it can be concluded that this study succeeded in proving the first hypothesis that states

"There is a positive influence of work discipline on the performance of ASN in the West

Kutai Regency Health Office".

be seen from: punctuality, using office equipment well, high responsibility, and

complete the tasks charged to him in accordance with procedures and responsibilities for

work results, so that it can also be said to have good work discipline. Observance of office

rules is shown from employees wearing office uniforms, using identification cards, making

permits when not entering the office, is also a reflection of high discipline. If the indicators

of work discipline are in the employee, it can improve employee performance.

increasing the efficiency and work productivity of employees. If an employee's work

productivity increases, then it has reflected that the employee's performance is improving.

Work discipline can have an impact on the personal lives of employees which affects the

company.

by Harlie (2012) conducting research on "The Influence of Work Discipline, Motivation,

and Career Development on Civil Servant Performance in the Tabalong Regency

Government in Tanjung Kalimantan Selatan". The results showed that there was a

positive and significant influence of work discipline on the performance of civil servants

there is a simultaneous influence of competence and work discipline on the performance

of ASN at the West Kutai Regency Health Office".

From the results of the multiple linear regression test, the regression equation is obtained

as follows:

Y = 0.365 + 0.396X1 + 0.513X2

This is indicated by the magnitude of the constant value in the model which shows the

value of 0.365; this means that employee performance shows a value of 0.365 without

being influenced by competency variables and work discipline.

achieved by an employee in carrying out his duties in accordance with the responsibilities

given to him. Performance improvement is the most important thing that both employees

and organizations want. The organization wants optimal employee performance in the

interests of improving work results and organizational profits. On the other hand,

employees are interested in self-development and job promotion. To fulfill these two