Affiliation:
1. Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate and determine the recognition of employee competence in companies in Eastern Indonesia. This study used a causal-quantitative design with positivism paradigm. This study was conducted at PT Vale Indonesia, PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Newmont (PT Amman Mineral) which apply BNSP certificate of competence. This study was conducted for three months. The population in this study were the employees of PT Vale Indonesia, PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Newmont (PT Amman Mineral) with a total of 3.424 employees. The sample of this research was 400 employees. The sampling technique used was the systematic random sampling. There is a positive and significant effect between competence acknowledgment and the self-concept on the intrinsic motivation. The intrinsic motivation variable is the variable that mediates the effect of competence acknowledgment and self-concept on job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance.