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Individual Characteristics and Employee Performance in a BUMD: Evidence from Kupang City

https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v6i1.3659

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Purpose: This study examines the influence of individual characteristics on employee performance in a Regional-Owned Enterprise (BUMD), namely, the Regional Public Market Company of Kupang City, with work discipline and organizational commitment as moderating variables.

Methodology: An explanatory quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design was employed. Data were collected from 158 employees using a structured questionnaire measured on a five-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA) with SPSS 25.0 to test both direct and interaction effects.

Results: Individual characteristics significantly influence employee performance. The inclusion of work discipline as a moderating variable increased the explanatory power to 37.4%, and organizational commitment further strengthened the model to 66.0%, indicating a substantial moderating effect.

Conclusions: Individual characteristics positively affect employee performance, and this relationship becomes stronger when supported by higher levels of work discipline and organizational commitment.

Limitations: This study focused on a single local government enterprise, limiting its generalizability.

Contributions: Nevertheless, it contributes to the literature on public sector human resource management and offers practical insights for BUMD management in improving recruitment, discipline systems, and commitment-based performance strategies.

Keywords

Employee Performance Individual Characteristics Organizational Commitment Public Sector Management Regional-Owned Enterprise (BUMD) Work Discipline

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Fanggidae, R. E., & Nursiani , N. P. (2026). Individual Characteristics and Employee Performance in a BUMD: Evidence from Kupang City. Annals of Human Resource Management Research, 6(1), 51–66. https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v6i1.3659

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1 . Rolland Epafras Fanggidae
Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
2 . Ni Putu Nursiani
Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

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