Judul: Analysis of the Influence of Knowledge Management, Competence, and Innovation on Employee Performance at the Finance and Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture
Abstrak: Berdasarkan hasil penilaian prestasi kerja pegawai Biro Keuangan dan Perlengkapan Kementerian Pertanian dari tahun 2015 – 2018, terdapat dinamika capaian kinerja, untuk itu perlu adanya analisis mengenai faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya. Diberlakukannya UU Nomor 5 tahun 2014 membawa implikasi mengenai kesesuaian kompetensi pegawai dengan jabatannya. Inovasi dalam pelaksanaan pekerjaan juga dibutuhkan dengan adanya tuntutan profesionalitas PNS serta paradigma mengenai bekerja dengan berorientasi hasil. Peningkatan kompetensi dan kinerja serta inovasi tidak lepas dari pengetahuan yang dimiliki pegawai. Peran knowledge management diperlukan agar kebutuhan pengetahuan dari pegawai dapat tercukupi sehingga dapat meningkatkan kompetensi, inovasi, serta kinerja pegawai. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh dari knowledge management, kompetensi dan inovasi terhadap kinerja pegawai di Biro Keuangan dan Perlengkapan Kementerian Pertanian. Pengambilan data dilakukan dari Bulan Agustus sampai dengan Oktober 2020 dengan metode sensus terhadap 103 pegawai Biro Keuangan dan Perlengkapan, wawancara dengan pejabat penilai dan pengelola kepegawaian. Nilai kinerja diperoleh dari hasil penilaian prestasi kerja pegawai tahun 2019. Pengolahan data menggunakan analisis Structural Equation Modeling – Partial Least Square (SEM PLS) dengan bantuan software SmartPLS 3.0. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa knowledge management mempunyai pengaruh signifikan terhadap inovasi dan kompetensi. Inovasi mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kinerja, namun knowledge management, dan kompetensi tidak bepengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai Biro Keuangan dan Perlengkapan. Secara tidak langsung knowledge management berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja secara melalui inovasi, namun knowledge management tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja melalui kompetensi. Saran untuk penelitian selanjutnya yaitu penelitian yang dilakukan di suatu unit kerja yang membutuhkan keahlian khusus sehingga kompetensi pegawai sangat diperhitungkan., Based on the results of the work performance appraisal of the employees of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Bureau of Finance and Equipment from 2015 - 2018, there are dynamics of performance achievements, for that it is necessary to analyze the factors that influence it. The enactment of Law number 5 of 2014 has implications regarding the suitability of employee competencies with their positions. Innovation in the implementation of work is also needed given the professional demands of civil servants and the paradigm of working with results orientation. Increasing competence and performance as well as innovation cannot be separated from the knowledge possessed by employees. The role of knowledge management is needed so that the knowledge needs of employees can be fulfilled so that it can increase competence, innovation, and employee performance. This study aims to analyze the influence of knowledge management, competence and innovation on employee performance in the Finance and Equipment Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture. Data collection was carried out from August to October 2020 using the census method on 103 employees of the Finance and Equipment Bureau, interviews with appraisal officials and personnel managers. The performance value is obtained from the results of the employee work performance appraisal in 2019. Data processing uses Structural Equation Modeling - Partial Least Square (SEM PLS) analysis with the help of SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results of this study indicate that knowledge management has a significant influence on innovation and competence. Innovation has a significant effect on performance, but knowledge management and competence do not have a significant effect on the
Keyword: competence, innovation, knowledge management, performance, PLS SEM

Judul: Analisis pengaruh kompetensi terhadap kinerja pegawai di Pusdiklat Anggaran dan Perbendaharaan
Abstrak: Bureaucratic reforms undertaken by the Ministry of Finance has implications for several changes, including the use of the principles of Good Corporate Governance. One of the efforts made by the ministry to use the principles of Good Corporate Governance is implemented Key Performance Indikators program. The purpose of the application of KPI is to measure performance in the Ministry of Finance. Budget and Treasury Training Center is one of the institutions that are units of the Ministry of Finance with the achievement of KPI that has not been fully achieved at 100% in 2011. The purpose of this study was: (1) Identify employee perceptions of the competency in Budget and Treasury Training Center, (2) identify employee perceptions of the performance in Budget and Treasury Training Center, (3) analyze the effect of competency on employee performance in Budget and Treasury Training Center, (4) Formulating strategic initiative to enhancing performance through employee competency in Budget and Treasury Training Center. Based on the results of processing using SmartPLS, identified that competence is influenced by self concept (0,59), motivation (0,25), personal characteristics (0,16) and knowledge (0,10), while the performance is reflected by the internal faktors of employees (0,86), organization's internal environment (0,83) and external environment (0,32). The self concept had the highest impact on employee competencies and internal factors of employees is the biggest reflection of employee performance. Competence affect employee performance in Budget and Treasury Training Center positively with the coefficient 0.75 with R-square of 0.5567. Based on the results of treatment using Eisenhower matrix, in quadrant 1 (urgent and important) that need to be done by the Budget and Treasury Training Center is increased confidence and responsibility of employees as part of an effort to improve performance through competency. The results can be achieved by increasing employee responsibility in completing tasks and increase employee skills to solve and resolve the problem.
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Judul: Embriogenesis ikan buta (Astyanax fasciatus)
Abstrak: Ikan buta Astyanax fasciatus adalah spesies ikan unik dari famili Characidae yang menempati perairan dalam gua di Wilayah La Cueva Chica-San Luis Potasi-Mexico. Ikan ini memiliki mata yang tereduksi (Blind Cavefish) dan warna kulit merah muda, pucat serta mengkilap.
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