THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MEDIATING HUMAN RESOURCES COMPETENCY TOWARDS EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AND PERFORMANCE(Study on Educational Staff at Tadulako University)
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Information technology (IT), financial system data, accounting data, management choices, Effective of Accounting, management decisionsAbstract
This study aims to measure, analyze, and explain: (1) To examine and empirically explain that human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on the use of information technology among employees at Universitas; (2)To examine and empirically explain that the use of information technology has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction among employees at Universitas Tadulako. (3)To examine and empirically explain that the use of information technology has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako (4) To examine and empirically explain that human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction among employees at Universitas Tadulako (5)To examine and empirically explain that human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako (6) To examine and empirically explain that job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako (7)To examine and empirically explain that human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction through the use of information technology among employees at Universitas Tadulako.(8)To examine and empirically explain that human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance through the use of information technology among employees at Universitas Tadulako. (9) To examine and empirically explain whether there are significant differences between(a)The human resource competence of educational staff employees who are civil servants (ASN) and those who are non-civil servants (Non-ASN) at Universitas Tadulako.(b).The job satisfaction of educational staff employees who are civil servants (ASN) and those who are non-civil servants (Non-ASN) at Universitas Tadulako. ©.The employee performance of educational staff employees who are civil servants (ASN) and those who are non-civil servants (Non-ASN) at Universitas Tadulako. Hypothesis testing was conducted using Partial Least Square – Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and t-test, involving a sample of 166 respondents. The results of the analysis show that out of the eight main hypotheses proposed, only the fourth, fifth, and sixth hypotheses did not show statistically significant effects on the variables studied. Furthermore, the results of the t-test indicate that there are no significant differences in competence, job satisfaction, and performance between ASN and Non-ASN educational staff. Based on the research results and discussion, the following conclusions can be drawn: (1)Human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on the use of information technology among employees at Universitas Tadulako.(2)The use of information technology has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction among employees at Universitas Tadulako. (3)The use of information technology has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako.(4)Human resource competence does not have a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction among employees at Universitas Tadulako. (5)Human resource competence does not have a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako.(6)Job satisfaction does not have a positive and significant effect on employee performance at Universitas Tadulako.(7)Human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction through the use of information technology among employees at Universitas Tadulako.(8)Human resource competence has a positive and significant effect on employee performance through the use of information technology among employees at Universitas Tadulako.(9)There is no significant difference between: (a)The human resource competence of civil servant (ASN) and non-civil servant (Non-ASN) educational staff employees at Universitas Tadulako.(b)The job satisfaction of civil servants (ASN) and non-civil servants (Non-ASN) educational staff employees at Universitas Tadulako.(c) The employee performance of civil servants (ASN) and non-civil servants (Non-ASN) educational staff employees at Universitas Tadulako
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