A Competency Development of the Government Officials of the Lower Northeast Provincial Administrative Organization
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https://doi.org/10.60027/iarj.2025.284508Keywords:
Government Officials Competency, Causal Relationships, Lower Northeast Provincial Administrative OrganizationAbstract
Background and Aims: This research aims to investigate (1) the organization culture, organization climate, knowledge management, employee motivation, and competency of the government officials of the lower northeastern provincial administrative organization and (2) the causal relationships between organization culture, organization climate, knowledge management and employee motivation and their impact on the competency of the government officials in the lower northeastern provincial administrative organization. The study was conducted by studying a sample group consisting of 504 government officials from the government officials of the lower northeastern provincial administrative organization. The data were collected using questionnaires. The statistics employed in the research are frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation model.
Methodology: There are several methods of structural equation modeling analysis, from studying theoretical concepts regarding sample size determination to getting a sample that is a good representative of the informants It was found that the sample group of data collected for analysis should be at least 20 times the observed variable the researcher's conceptual framework includes all observable variables 27 variables, making this research use a sample size of 540 people. The tool used is a questionnaire. And used for confirmatory component analysis and analysis of the harmony of the linear structural relationship model.
Results: The results indicated that (1) the sample group of government officials from the lower northeast provincial administrative organization considers all variables within the conceptual framework at a high level. The most significant variable was organization climate, followed by the core competency of the government officials, employee motivation, organization culture, and knowledge management, respectively. (2) Analysis of the causal relationships factors in the competency of the government officials of the lower northeastern provincial administrative organization shows that organization culture has a direct positive impact on organization climate, with a .001 statistical significance level, and organization culture has an indirect positive impact
On the core competency of the government officials through organization climate, with a .001 statistical significance level. Furthermore, organizational culture has a direct positive impact on knowledge management with a .001 statistical significance level, and organizational culture has an indirect positive impact on the core competency of government officials through knowledge management with a .001 statistical significance level. Additionally, organizational culture has a direct positive impact on employee motivation with a .001 statistical significance level, and organizational culture has an indirect positive impact on the core competency of government officials through employee motivation with a .001 statistical significance level. The results of the analysis also revealed that organizational climate has a direct positive impact on the core competency of government officials with a .001 statistical significance level. Moreover, knowledge management has a direct positive impact on the core competency of government officials with a .001 statistical significance level, and employee motivation has a direct positive impact on the core competency of government officials with a .001 statistical significance level. The model corresponds to the empirical data at a very good level (Chi square/df = 1.263, P-value = 0.071, RMSEA = 0.022, GFI = 0.990, CFI = 1.000, AGFI = 0.950).
Conclusion: Organizational culture has a direct and positive influence on knowledge management. Statistically significant at the .001 level, organizational culture has a positive indirect influence on core competencies through knowledge management. Statistically significant at .001. In addition, organizational culture has a positive direct influence on motivation.
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