Pengaruh Beban Kerja terhadap Kinerja Pegawai dengan Kompetensi sebagai Variabel Mediasi pada Dinas Tanaman Pangan, Hortikultura, dan Perkebunan Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

Putri Aulia Amran (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Anwar Anwar (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Agung Widhi Kurniawan (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Rahmat Riwayat Abadi (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Widhi Nugraha Sumiharja Darmawinata (Universitas Negeri Makassar)

Jurnal Manajemen dan Ekonomi Kreatif
Vol. 4 No. 4 (2026): Oktober: Jurnal Manajemen dan Ekonomi Kreatif

This study aims to examine the effect of workload on employee performance, both directly and indirectly through competence as a mediating variable, at the Department of Food Crops, Horticulture, and Plantations of South Sulawesi Province. This study employed a quantitative approach with a survey design. Data were collected from 82 Civil Servants (ASN) selected from a population of 460 ASN using simple random sampling. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS. The results show that workload has a positive and significant effect on employee performance (β = 0.752; t = 8.265; p < 0.001) and on competence (β = 0.939; t = 79.613; p < 0.001). Competence also has a positive and significant effect on employee performance (β = 0.220; t = 2.311; p = 0.010). The indirect effect of workload on employee performance through competence is positive and significant (β = 0.206; t = 2.305; p = 0.011), with a VAF of 21.50%, indicating partial mediation. The findings suggest that workload management and competence development need to be considered together in supporting employee performance in public organizations.