PENGARUH KOMPETENSI, ETOS KERJA, DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI DINAS PENGENDALIAN PENDUDUK, KELUARGA BERENCANA, PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK KABUPATEN PASER

ABSTRACT. This study aims to analyze the influence of competence, work ethic, and work discipline on employee performance at the Department of Population Control, Family Planning, Women's Empowerment, and Child Protection of Paser Regency. The research method uses a quantitative approach with a saturated sampling technique on 63 employees as respondents. The data analysis technique uses multiple linear regression with the help of SPSS software. The results of the study indicate that simultaneously competence, work ethic, and work discipline have a significant effect on employee performance with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05. Partially, competence has a significant effect with a significance value of 0.023, work ethic has a significant effect with a significance value of 0.027, and work discipline has a significant effect with a significance value of 0.041. Competence is the most dominant variable affecting employee performance with a beta coefficient value of 0.449 (44.9%). This finding indicates that increasing competence, work ethic, and work discipline simultaneously can optimize employee performance in providing public services in the fields of population control, family planning, women's empowerment, and child protection.