PENGARUH SISTEM MERIT DALAM REKRUTMEN DAN PROMOSI TERHADAP KINERJA APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA

Jeane Nikijuluw (Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Pattimura)
Marthin Maspaitella (Fakultas Ilmu Sosial Dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku)

Jurnal Badati
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2025)

The merit system in the recruitment and promotion of Civil Servants (ASN) serves as the foundation for building a professional and high-performing bureaucracy. This study analyzes the influence of merit system implementation on ASN performance using a systematic literature review approach. The results indicate that a consistently applied merit system is positively correlated with improvements in public organization performance. These findings are consistent with international best practices, which show that competency-based recruitment and performance-based promotion produce more competent and motivated personnel. An analysis of 45 scholarly publications from international databases identified five main dimensions of the merit system that impact performance: transparency in the selection process, objectivity in assessment, competence as the primary criterion, protection from political intervention, and a performance-based career development system.