Natasha Katie Giroth, Marthinus Mandagi, Wilson Bogar
Manado State University, Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Email: [email protected], [email protected],
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ARTICLE INFO |
ABSTRACT |
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Received: 05-01-2022 Revision: 13-01-2022 Received
: 18-01-2022 |
This study aims
to analyze and explain the performance of civil servants' public services at
the Tondano Selatan District Office, Minahasa Regency, based on indicators:
(1) PNS professionalism in providing services correctly and correctly, (2)
awareness or desire to help the community/customers and provide fast service,
(3) attitudes/behaviors and respect for consumers, (4) approaching and trying
to find out the wants and needs of consumers, (5) availability and condition
of office facilities and infrastructure at the South Tondano District Office.
This study used a qualitative method. Data sources are determined by
purposive and snowball sampling, while data collection techniques include
interviews, observations, and documents. The results of study revealed the
service performance of civil servants at the South Tondano District Office
was based on indicators are 1) PNS professionalism in providing services
appropriately and correctly in terms of the capabilities possessed by civil
servants being able to provide the best service, (2) Awareness or desire to
help the community/customers and provide fast service in this case civil
servants are demanded to have a high responsiveness to be able to be
responsive in providing services to the community by referring to the SOP in
the South Tondano District Office, (3) Attitudes/behaviors, and respect for
consumers in this case civil servants in demand to uphold ethics and have a
good personality and also be able to communicate well in providing services
(4) Approach, and try to find out the wants and needs of consumers in this
case civil servants are expected to be able to fulfill the service according
to the wishes and needs of the community but still in accordance by the rules
doesn't happen. (5) The availability and condition of office facilities and
infrastructure in the South Tondano District are expected to be improved and
equipped to support better services for public. |
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Keywords: Public services performance; PNS (Civil Servants); Government workplace |
Introduction
The State Civil Apparatus (ASN) as a resource in organizations, such as
the sub-district office, is a fundamental asset and determines the success of
an organization in achieving the vision, mission, and goals that have been set.
No matter how sophisticated and complete other resources, such as equipment and
finance, are available to an organization (sub-district office) without being
supported by the capability and capacity of Human Resources (HR), namely
qualified ASN, then these resources (equipment and finance) will not work and
contribute optimally in achieving the success of the organization itself. The
organization may experience difficulties and even failure in facing the
challenges of increasingly fast and complex environmental changes. Ulrich (1998) says that the
key to the success of a change is in human resources, namely as the initiator
and agent of continuous change, forming processes and cultures that together
increase the ability of organizational change. Research conducted by (Grant &
Baden-Fuller, 1995), (Azusa
& Hiroyuki, 2013) concluded that
organizational resources could be a factor of excellence and improve
organizational performance.
In public sector organizations, such as sub-district offices, ASN
employees will be a factor or source of excellence in the organization if they
make a real contribution or contribution to the organization (sub-district
office) carrying out its mission and objectives efficiently and effectively.
The real contribution or contribution of ASN to the achievement of the
organization's mission and goals will be seen, among others, in their
performance in carrying out their respective duties and functions in providing
services to the community. It is also emphasized in Law Number 5 of 2014,
concerning State Civil Apparatus (ASN) article 3 that ASN as a profession is
based on principles, including commitment, moral integrity, and responsibility
for public services. Furthermore, Article 4 states that in carrying out this
principle, ASN adheres to fundamental values, including being accountable for
their actions and performance to the public; having the ability to implement
government policies and programs; providing services to the public in an
honest, responsive, fast, precise, accurate, efficient, effective and polite
manner.
ASN
consisting of Civil Servants (PNS) and Government Employees with Work
Agreements (PPPK) as public servants must be able to place the positions as
subjects and actors in service to the community, not the other way around as
objects, namely asking to be served, as there are still many complained by
various parties. ASN as a bureaucratic apparatus must simplify all matters in
public services so that the bad image of the bureaucracy about public services
is increasingly being improved and the level of public trust in the performance
of the bureaucracy in which ASN is getting better. There are no more complaints
and accusations from the public that public services carried out by
bureaucratic apparatus or ASN are convoluted, not transparent, unfriendly,
without certainty, and discriminatory, all of which are a manifestation of poor
public service performance.
It
should be acknowledged that efforts to improve the performance of public
services for ASN as a bureaucratic apparatus have been and are even being
actively implemented and have brought results to improving the performance of
public services, but along with the rapid development of needs and demands of
the public (community) for services itself, concerning the quality of public
service performance that does not meet public expectations is also always
complained of or voiced by the public.
Public
services in the sub-district are comprehensive, which can be seen in The Mayor
of region duties as the leader. This task is stipulated in Government
Regulation Number 17 of 2018, especially in Article 10, which is described into
nine matters relating to the task of managing, coordinating and the task of
fostering and supervising, and carrying out other tasks following the
provisions of the legislation and in Article 11 given the task of delegation about the authority of the
regent/mayor, such as
licensing and non-licensing services.
Concerning the duties of the
sub-district government, the Minahasa Regent has issued Minahasa Regent
Regulation No. 48 of 2016 concerning the position, organizational structure,
duties, and work procedures of the Sub-district and Sub-District, which in
articles 13 to 17 explain the duties of the sections (5 sections), namely the
government section, the public peace and order section, the community and
village empowerment section, the social welfare section, and the public service
section. In particular, this research is focused on the government section
because services to the community are carried out directly by the government
section, such as services for managing Land Deeds, Deeds of Sale and Purchase
(AJB), BPTH, and Delegation of Problems.
Based on the pre-survey through
observations and interviews with people who are currently being served and have
finished being served, it turns out that complaints such as their expectations
for the service performance of officers, in this case, ASN, especially civil
servants, are still expressed by people who deal with or request services at
the South Tondano District Office, Minahasa Regency. Therefore, the
authors are interested in researching the Public Service Performance of Civil
Servants at the South Tondano District Office, Minahasa Regency.
The focus of the problem is: Public
Service Performance of Civil Servants at the South Tondano District Office,
Minahasa Regency, under the tasks given and will be carried out by the
sub-district, which has been legally stipulated in Government Regulation Number
17 of 2018, especially in Article 10 and Article 11. As stated in the section,
the background of the problem is that the sub-district tasks will be carried
out by the sub-district head and distributed to all of his apparatus (ASN)
following their main tasks, so that this research only focuses on the tasks of
the Government Section in Regent Regulation No. 48 of 2016, because this
section is more related to public services.
1. How
is the professionalism of civil servants at the South Tondano Office in
providing services?
2. How
is the awareness/desire of employees in helping and providing services at the
South Tondano District Office?
Method
This study uses a qualitative approach. Qualitative
research is used to get an accurate overall picture of the research object (Arikunto,
2010).
According to (Sugiyono, 2013),
qualitative research seeks to describe and interpret what exists (it can be
about existing conditions or relationships, growing opinions, ongoing
processes, consequences or effects that occur or trends that are developing).
In this study, researchers want to describe, examine and
analyze the performance of public services in South Tondnao District. From the professionalism of
employees, awareness/desire of employees in helping and providing services,
attitudes/behaviour and respect for consumers, suitability of consumer wants
and needs, and existing infrastructure facilities at the South Tondino District
Office. The implementation of descriptive research methods is not limited to
collecting and compiling data but includes reviewing, analyzing and describing
the data to achieve the research objectives.
Table 1
PNS Public Service Performance in South
Tondano District
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Variable |
Variable Indicators |
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1. Prepare
work programs and activities for governance development tasks regarding
general village administration tasks, population administration, civil
registration, social politics, state ideology and national unity |
Work
programs and activities on: - Village
government - population
administration - civil
registration - social
politics - state
ideology - national
unity |
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2. Carry out
coordination with regional apparatus and vertical agencies in the field of
implementing government activities |
Coordination
with Regional Apparatus and Vertical Agencies |
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3. Carry out
coordination and synchronization of planning with regional apparatus and
vertical agencies in the field of implementing government activities |
Coordination and synchronization of planning with
regional apparatus and vertical agencies |
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4. Carry
out the guidance and supervision of the orderly administration of the village
government |
Guidance
and supervision of the orderly administration of the village government |
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5. Carry out
guidance, supervision, facilitation and consultation on the implementation of
village administration |
Guidance,
supervision, facilitation and consultation on the implementation of village
administration |
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6. Carry out
coaching and supervision of the old law and the village head |
Guidance
and supervision of the village head |
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7. Carry out
coaching and supervision of village officials, old laws and village heads |
Guidance
and supervision of village officials and village head |
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8. To
evaluate the implementation of government activities in the sub-district
area. |
Carry out
an evaluation of the implementation of government activities in the
sub-district area. |
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9.
Carry out an
evaluation of the administration of village government at the sub-district
level. |
Carry out
an evaluation of the administration of village government at the sub-district
level. |
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10. Carry out
other tasks assigned by the the head of village |
Public
service activities, namely the processing of land documents (land
certificates, sale and purchase certificates, BPHTB) and civil registration |
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11. Carry out
the preparation and reporting of activities |
- Written
report - Verbal
report |
In this study, the performance of PNS
public services at the South Tondano District Office is focused on analyzing
and explaining the performance of public services, which include indicators:
(1) PNS professionalism in providing services, (2) Effectiveness and efficiency
in providing services, (3) Responsiveness and responsiveness to consumers, (4)
Conformity to consumer wants and needs. (5) Availability and condition of
office facilities and infrastructure at the South Tondano District Office.
Results And Discussion
South Tondano District is one of the sub-districts in the capital area of
the Minahasa Regency. It is a medium land area with an average altitude of
700 meters above sea level, located at 2022' north latitude and 3048' south
latitude, and 119022' and 124022' east longitude. The area of South Tondano
is 61,841.29 km2.
Public Service
Performance of Civil Servants at the South Tondano District Office.
As one element of ASN, PNS is a government apparatus
or bureaucracy that carries out government, development, and social tasks under
the duties and functions it carries out. In this context, civil servants are
obliged to provide the best or quality service as a tangible form of the
results or performance that is realized (performance). The level of performance
of public services embodied by the service provider or service provider can be
known from the response of the service recipient or the community, namely
whether the service received is appropriate or even higher or greater, or on
the contrary, lower or smaller than what he expected. Suppose the service
received is appropriate or even higher or more significant than expected. In
that case, this will be assessed or responded to with a satisfied or very
satisfied attitude for the service received. On the other hand, if the service
received is lower or smaller than what he expected, this will be assessed or
responded to with an attitude of being dissatisfied or dissatisfied with the
service he received. Satisfaction with public services in this way will be a
measure of the performance of public services provided and carried out by each
provider and public service provider. In other words, satisfaction (satisfied
or dissatisfied) with services as a form of quality (quality or not/less
quality) can also be a measure of performance (low to high) of public services
provided and implemented.
Civil servants are public servants, and the
sub-district office as providing institutions and public servants must be
proactive and creative and innovative in responding to and utilizing
technological developments as the demands or needs of today's society are very
diverse, so that the considerations or decisions that are set and will be
carried out on all provided and carried out by providers and public servants
under the expected or quality service recipients as a form of performance shown
or achieved.
Discussion
Public service performance as a result of work realized by
public service institutions, e.g. the South Tondano sub-district office with
all its components such as employees (PNS), is strived by the government to
make the quality get higher provides continuous satisfaction to the community.
The strategy taken by the government to implement it is through bureaucratic
reform, including concerning bureaucratic reform that asks to be served into a
serving bureaucracy.
According to (Thomas & Grindle, 1994), the
policy (policy) of public service reform must be directed at observing and
fixing various past policy mistakes and current policies and existing
institutional regulatory mechanisms. The reform of public services must involve
fundamental changes in administrative work routines, bureaucratic culture, and
work procedures of government agencies to enable the development of leadership
with a populist character in the public bureaucracy.
By changing the bureaucracy's characteristics into a
serving bureaucracy, it will have an impact on increasing public trust in the
government. This is also emphasized by (Vigoda-Gadot & Mizrahi, 2014) that bureaucratic reform as
an effort to realize a clean, accountable, effective, efficient, and quality
government also aims to build public trust in the government. On the other
hand, public trust can also benefit governance, including reducing transaction
costs in administering the government, increasing the legitimacy of policies
taken by the government, and increasing social capital, especially in the
relationship between government and society.
According to (Widjanarko, 2016) to encourage
contextualization of bureaucratic reform, each agency needs to develop dynamic
governance based on values and culture. The dynamic governance framework,
which is based on the principles of anticipatory, reflective, and innovative
thinking (think ahead, think again, think across), is one of the frameworks of
thought and work that government agencies can use. Based on the
contextualization of bureaucratic reform, the government is better prepared
institutionally to solve the problems it is currently facing and has the right
mental capital to face other challenges in the future.
Adiperdana and Ak (2017) stated that in creating a
clean, competent, and serving bureaucracy, he must demand immediate and rapid
improvements or changes, known as mental revolutions, regarding changes in the
mindset of the apparatus, culture, and institutional structure. The research
findings are discussed in succession in the following.
Public service performance is
based on indicators of PNS professionalism in providing services
The findings of this study reveal that
the performance of civil servants' public services at the South Tondano
District Office in terms of indicators of professionalism in providing services
correctly and correctly has shown the professionalism that is expected to
produce appropriate and correct public service performance.
The results of this study are in line
with Erlando
(2012) research on the
analysis of the effect of service excellence on customer satisfaction,
revealing that one of the variables that influence excellent service is the
ability variable, in this case, the professionalism of service providers.
Likewise, the results of research Barata
(2004) excellent service variables are ability,
attitude, appearance, attention, action, and accountability. Then Swastika
(2005), in research on excellent service, focuses on six variables that
represent it, namely ability, attitude, appearance, attention, action and
accountability.
The ability to serve officers/employees
can be improved through the learning process or educational process, be it
formal education, non-formal education, in the form of in-service training
and/or other training, which aims to increase capability and capacity as a
public servant. It could also be the ability (ability) through self-study
(self-taught). Sedarmayanti and Rahadian (2018) argue that
professionalism is a pillar that will place the bureaucracy as a practical
machine for the government and as a parameter of the apparatus' skills in
working well, efficiently and effectively.
The government has carried out various efforts to improve public
services, but not many have given a positive assessment of the performance of
public services. The provision of services that are considered less
professional and officials who tend to show attitudes as rulers and do not show
attitudes as services are one form of an accusation that is addressed to
service providers. This accusation is certainly not without reason, and there
are often service officers who quickly leave the service counter because they
prefer to fulfil the boss's call, an unfriendly attitude because they feel
needed, providing unclear information gives the impression that the service
officer does not understand the products/services provided. As a result of this
unclear information, service users often have to go back and forth to the service
place because the requirements are considered incomplete. The assessment is
still coupled with statements from users, the need to provide "tips"
if you want to finish quickly (Damayanti, Subekti, &
Baridwan, 2015).
Furthermore, (Damayanti et al., 2015), in his article on Eliminating
Priyayi's Image in Providing Services, admits that the achievements in public
service management that some service units and several regions have achieved
are proof that the government has been continuously improving public services
for a long time. The government's attention in providing quality public
services is certainly not in doubt, although so far it has not provided maximum
results in the eyes of the user community. Of course, efforts to make these
improvements must be continuously carried out.
Furthermore, in the context of increasing the capacity and
professionalism of bureaucratic apparatus resources, a roadmap for the
transformation of the bureaucracy and human resources of the apparatus has been
formulated, wherein 2025 it is expected that human resources will become human
capital to face dynamic or governance. governance) towards a clean, competent
and serving bureaucracy.
According to (Thomas & Grindle, 1994), the policy (policy) of public
service reform must be directed at observing and correcting various policy
mistakes in the past and current policies and existing institutional regulatory
mechanisms. The reform of public services must involve fundamental changes in
administrative work routines, bureaucratic culture, and work procedures of
government agencies to enable the development of leadership with a populist
character in the public bureaucracy.
The national bureaucratic reform strategy
(Kemenristekdikti, 2016:2) is macro directed within the framework of organizing
national regulations and establishing 9 (nine) programs to accelerate
bureaucratic reform, namely (1) restructuring the government organizational
structure, (2) structuring the number and distribution of civil servants, (3 )
developing an open selection and promotion system, (4) increasing the
professionalism of civil servants, (5) developing an integrated electronic
government system, (6) improving public services, (7) increasing the integrity
and accountability of the performance of the apparatus, (8) improving the
welfare of civil servants. (9) increased efficiency of personnel spending.
Meanwhile, the national bureaucratic reform strategy is micro directed at 8
(eight) areas of change, namely (1) Organization, which is an organization with
the proper function and the right size; (2) Management, namely systems,
processes and work procedures that are clear, effective, efficient, measurable
and in accordance with the principles of good governance; (3) laws and
regulations, namely regulations that are more orderly, non-overlapping and
conducive; (4) human resources, namely human resources of the apparatus with
integrity, neutral, competent, capable, professional, high-performing and
prosperous; (5) supervision, namely increasing the administration of government
that is free of KKN; (6) accountability, increased capacity and accountability
of bureaucratic performance; (7) public services, namely excellent service according
to the needs of the community; (8) mental apparatus, namely the creation of a
positive work culture for the bureaucracy that serves, is clean and
accountable.
Concerning the arrangement of national regulations
regarding the management of human resources for the apparatus, Law Number 5 of
2014 concerning the State Civil Apparatus has been stipulated and issued, which
is one of its considerations stated that in order to realize the State civil
apparatus as part of bureaucratic reform, it is necessary to stipulate the
state civil apparatus as a profession that has an obligation to manage and
develop itself and is obliged to account for its performance and apply the
principle of merit in the implementation of the management of the state civil
apparatus;
Functions, duties and roles of ASN Employees (UU 5/2014),
namely ASN employees function as (1) implementers of public policies; (1)
public service; and (3) glue and unify the nation (article 10), and has the
task of (1) implementing public policies made by the Civil Service Supervisory
Officer under the provisions of the legislation; (2) provide professional, and
quality public services; and (3) strengthen the unity and integrity of the
Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (article 11) and play a role as a
planner, implementer, and supervisor of the implementation of general
government tasks and national development through the implementation of
policies and public services that are professional, free from political
intervention, and free from practices of corruption, collusion, and nepotism.
Based on the consideration of Law Number 5/2014, that the
implementation of the management of the State Civil Apparatus applies the
principle of a merit system. Merit System is a policy and ASN Management based
on qualifications, competence, and performance fairly and reasonably without
distinction of political background, race, colour, religion, origin, gender,
marital status, age, or disability condition. This system is implemented to
ensure the management of apparatus resources (ASN) starting from recruitment
based on the common principles of transparency, accountability and equality, so
that qualified, competent, integrity and non-discriminatory employees are
obtained, which ultimately improves the quality of public service performance.
Public service performance is
based on indicators of Awareness or desire in helping the community/customers
and providing services.
This study found that the performance of PNS services at
the South Tondano District Office seen from the indicators of Awareness or
desire in helping the community/customers and providing fast service had not
been implemented as stipulated.
The results of this study support the results of research
from (Hamka, 2019) on the quality of public
services: Implications of Institutional Reorganization of Regency/City
Governments which found, among other things, that on indicators of efficiency
in public services, responses tend to give negative assessments of the
government in public services. This shows that the local government has not
been able to provide reliable services according to the community's
expectations. This shows that the level of speed of local governments in
providing services is still low.
(Purwanto, Pramusinto, & Indiahono, 2018) confirmed that good ASN actions and behaviour
would significantly affect efforts to improve the quality of public services.
The awareness of all ASN members to contribute to efforts to improve the
quality of public services in Indonesia will have significant long-term
strategic implications for efforts to change the performance of the bureaucracy
in providing public services. Why is that? if all ASN members have the same
intention, then the aggregate of those individuals will be very powerful
For this reason, it is necessary to change the mindset
(mindset) of the bureaucratic apparatus as a public servant. (Adiperdana & Ak, 2017)
explained that in creating a clean, competent, and serving bureaucracy, it must
demand immediate and rapid improvements or changes or known as mental
revolutions, regarding changes in the mindset of the apparatus, culture and
institutional structure.
Concerning the mental revolution movement as a form of
mindset change effort (mindset).
(Adiperdana & Ak, 2017)
emphasized that this must be focused on the core mentality values , which are
the essence of the Pancasila values, namely independence, cooperation, and the
spirit of service to the community. Public. The value of independence is
intended so that the Indonesian people are not trapped in an attitude of not
being independent, depending on other nations, like to imitate, etc. The whole
mental block that is not independent makes the Indonesian people less confident
in their abilities. The value of cooperation is intended so that the value of
mutual assistance in a positive frame to build the nation is consistently grown
and practised or realized in the nation's life. In the context of implementation
in the bureaucratic environment, the value of gotong royong (cooperation) can be carried out through harmonious
coordination between agencies and eliminating sectoral egos. The government
bureaucratic apparatus must change the mindset too, "Together everything
can be achieved for the glory of the nation. The value of the spirit of service
to the community is intended so that physical or non-physical symbols,
self-perceptions, attitudes and behaviour as bureaucrats as rulers must be
changed into public servant figures.
According to (Purwanto et al., 2018), the operationalization of a
bureaucratic culture that serves the community can be done by: having a code of
ethics to regulate what things are ethically allowed and not to be done, making
the principle of serving as a pride, having a code of conduct or Clear SOPs in
providing services, having professional ethics as a bureaucrat.
Public service performance based on
indicators of attitude/behavior and respect for consumers
The findings of this study reveal that
the performance of civil servants' public services at the South Tondano
District Office based on indicators of attitude/behaviour and respect for
consumers is perceived as not being realized or appropriately implemented.
Usman (2011) in his research on Professional Bureaucratic Management in Improving
Public Services concluded that to overcome the problem of bureaucratic setbacks
in terms of public services as a "solution" the strategies include:
(1) changing the perception and paradigm of the bureaucracy regarding the
concept of service; (2) the existence of a public policy that prioritizes the
public interest and public services compared to the interests of certain rulers
or elites; (3) elements of government, private sector and society must be all
together in synergy; (4) the existence of regional regulations that are able to
explain the minimum standards of public services and the sanctions that will be
given; (5) the existence of a precise social supervision mechanism regarding public
services between bureaucrats and the people served; (6) the existence of strong
leadership in implementing public service commitments; (7) the existence of
reforms in the field of public administration system; and (8) the existence of
efforts to empower the community (empowerment) continuously and democratically.
In the reciprocal relationship between
the government as a service provider and the public as a user, there are
several things that service providers must pay attention to. According to
Nisjar (Sedarmayanti, 2009), service providers must pay attention, namely (1)
service procedures must be easy to understand and easy to implement, to avoid
time-consuming practices; (2) services are provided clearly and definitely so
that there is clarity for users; (3) effective and efficient service delivery;
(4) fast and timely service, and (5) in various service activities, both
technical and administrative, users are always treated with the motto customer
is king and always right.
In the context of ASN as a service
provider, the process of changing ASN behaviour as a manifestation of the
implementation of a mental revolution needs to be accompanied by changes in the
service management system that are closer to services that favour the needs of
the community. Information Technology-based service management is currently
more suitable for developing quality services, especially with Indonesia's
geographical conditions. The online system is proven to eradicate KKN
practices, providing faster services, both in terms of completion and service
opening hours. An example of success in online services is the service change
implemented in Fiduciary Services. Previously, it took three months to complete
the service process, and now it can be completed in seven minutes.
Some of the prime service behaviours that need to be
cultivated in organizations, according to (Purwanto et al., 2018), include (1). Greet and greet,
(2). Friendly, (3). Fast and on time, (4). Listen patiently and actively, (5).
Neat appearance, (6). Do not forget to say thank you, (7). Remembering the
customer's name, and (8). Treat customers well. In addition to these eight
behaviours, what can be used as a reference in providing services is the
principle of tender loving care (treating other people/customers as they want
to be treated).
The performance of public
services based on conformity/wants and needs expected by consumers
The findings of this study reveal that
the performance of civil servants' public services at the South Tondano
District Office based on indicators of conformity/wants and consumer needs has
not been appropriately implemented.
Public services aim to meet the needs
of service recipients (community/consumers) or provide satisfaction to them.
For this reason, it is necessary first to know the needs needed by the
community/consumers before providers and service providers carry out public
services. (Adiperdana & Ak, 2017)
reveals that a good understanding of public needs and preferences enables the
government to optimize the services. Understanding the level of public
assessment of the speed and cost of different service times allows the
government to redesign services to increase user satisfaction within the
available budget.
When providing public services,
understanding the needs of service recipients will produce an excellent
response to the quality or performance of the service received with a sense of
satisfaction. The quality of public services is a measure of the performance of
public services to realize services that provide satisfaction to the community
as a form of excellent service (excellent services). According to Tumilantouw, Mandagi, and Bogar
(2020)
excellent service is not just providing a service; it requires a little extra
service and is by the expectations of customers who expect the best service.
This makes employees who work in agencies make the right choices, steps,
attitudes in dealing with customers. Furthermore, excellent service was
developed based on the 3A principles. First, we must present the right attitude,
second, we must give undivided attention, third, above all, customers are
looking for action. Excellent service based on the Attitude concept includes
three principles, namely (1) serving customers based on a polite and harmonious
appearance, (2) serving customers with positive, healthy and logical thinking,
(3) serving customers with respect. Excellent service based on Attention
includes three principles, namely (1) listening and truly understanding the
needs of customers, (2) observing and appreciating customer behaviour, (3)
devoting full attention to customers. Excellent service based on Action
includes five principles, namely (1) recording every order/business/customer's
needs, (2) recording customer needs, (3) reaffirming customer needs, (4) realizing
customer needs, (5) expressing gratitude in the hope that the customer will
return (Bogar, 2020; Mandagi & Mantiri, 2020).
Based on the views expressed by the experts
, it can be seen that the performance of public services, which is known
through the quality of public services (excellent service) that provides
customer satisfaction, could be achieved if the service provider involves the
service recipient (community/customer), to find out the (society/customers)
needs and wants (expectations). This means that it takes the participation of
the service recipients so that the quality of services or public services
provided and provided is responded positively or well by service recipients
with satisfied or very satisfactory quality as excellent services (excellent
services). For this reason, the creativity and innovation of service officers
are needed to understand the needs of the communities it serves.
A good understanding of public needs and preferences
enables the government to optimize the services. Understanding the level of
public assessment of the speed and cost of different service times allows the
government to redesign services to increase user satisfaction within the
available budget (Adiperdana & Ak, 2017).
This statement emphasizes that efforts to understand or
know the needs and desires of the community as service recipients are a factor
that significantly determines the success of public services. Means public services provide
quality public service performance or provide excellent satisfaction.
Public service performance
based on indicators of availability of office facilities and infrastructure
The findings of this study reveal the
performance of civil servants' public services at the South Tondano District
Office in terms of tangible indicators, such as the availability of office
facilities and infrastructure, is not adequate following the expected needs.
The results of this study are in line
with the results of Zainudin's research which found that limited facilities and
physical infrastructure such as office buildings, meeting rooms and/or
multi-purpose rooms, other facilities such as office equipment including
computer equipment, mobility facilities, frequent power outages caused service
performance to be less effective.
Likewise, the results of Erlando (2012) research on the
analysis of the influence of service excellence on customer satisfaction
revealed a significant joint influence on excellent service, namely the
variables of ability, appearance, action, responsibility, accuracy, attitude,
attention and comfort on customer satisfaction.
It is said that the results of this study state that the
quality of public services for civil servants at the South Tondano District
Office based on these indicators has not been as expected because it is under
the Decree of the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment No.
63/KEP/M.PAN/7/2003, wherein this policy has 15 indicators been formulated and
identified as a measure to assess the quality of public services; the
indicators are (1) Security, which means the process and public service
products provide a sense of security and legal certainty, (2) Completeness of
facilities and infrastructure, means the availability of adequate work
facilities and infrastructure and other supports including the provision of
telecommunications and information technology facilities. Provision of adequate
service facilities and infrastructure by public service providers, (3) Ease of
access, namely places, locations and service facilities that are adequate,
easily accessible by the public, and can utilize telecommunications and information
technology, (4). Convenience, namely the service environment, must be orderly,
provided a comfortable, clean, tidy waiting room, a beautiful and healthy
environment, and equipped with service support facilities such as parking,
toilets, places of worship, and others.
Likewise, Maddy (2009) suggests that service quality
includes the following indicators: a. Timeliness of service related to waiting
time and process b. Service quality is related to the accuracy or accuracy of
service c. Service quality is related to the courtesy and friendliness of
business peopled. Service quality is related to responsibility in handling
customer complaints, e. Service quality is related to the number of officers
serving and other supporting facilities f. The quality of service is related to
the location, the room where the service is, the parking lot, the availability
of information, and other instructions/guidelines. g. Service quality relates
to environmental conditions, cleanliness, waiting rooms, air conditioning,
communication tools, etc.
Conclusion
It can be concluded that the performance of civil
servants' public services at the South Tondano District Office is still not as
expected or still perceived as unsatisfactory. It is hoped that it can be
improved to achieve better services in the future. This can be known through
the assessments and views given by research informants regarding several
indicators of public service performance at the South Tondano District Office,
such as:
The performance of civil servants' public services at the
South Tondano District Office is seen based on indicators of PNS
professionalism in providing services that the employees are sufficiently
capable and responsible in providing services, expected to continue or update
their abilities to adapt to consumer needs development and regulatory
consequences of existing policies.
The performance of civil servants' public services at the
South Tondano District Office based on indicators of employee awareness/desire
in helping and providing services, it was revealed that the employees did not
fully have the awareness to help the community in providing services, judging
from the service procedure it had not been carried out properly. Thus, it is
highly expected that employees can improve work ethic and use existing
guidelines to achieve fast and appropriate service rightfully.
The performance of civil servants' public services at the
South Tondano District Office based on indicators of attitude/behaviour and
respect for consumers is revealed, or it is perceived that it has not been
realized or appropriately implemented because there are still consumer
complaints stating that the employees are not fully disciplined, some are still
being indifferent and respect for consumers is still lacking, it is highly
expected that the existing apparatus/employees can improve attitudes/behaviours
to make consumers feel valued and happy in getting service.
The performance of civil servants' public services at the
South Tondano District Office based on indicators of the suitability of
consumer wants and needs, it was revealed that it had not been appropriately
implemented since communication between the community and the apparatus had not
fully understood each other, and services were expected to meet the needs of
the community but should guided by the existing rules.
The performance of civil servants' public services at the
South Tondano District Office based on indicators of the availability of office
facilities and infrastructure, it turns out that it is not adequate under the
expected needs, the lack of facilities certainly affects the service, for that
it is hoped that the government in the South Tondano District Office must
complete the facilities which are still lacking and could improve existing facilities.
Suggestions
The professionalism of civil servants needs and must
constantly be developed due to the increasing demands of consumer needs to
provide excellent and good quality service.
The work motivation of civil servants in South Tondano
District needs to be increased to make awareness of providing excellent service
to consumers is getting better, faster and more precisely based on the standards.
The character of civil servants is expected to be
well-formed to obtain reliable human resources since to achieve excellent
service it is not only assessed from the speed and accuracy of administration
but also supported by human resources as a wheel in running the organization,
in this case, human resources as public servants.
Communication needs to be built between civil servants as
service providers and the community as service recipient consumers to create
understanding of each other about what consumers want and need in getting
services but must be guided by the applicable rules. As a results, the services
are received according to the wishes and needs of consumers but also not
breaking the rules.
The existing facilities and infrastructure at the South
Tondano District Office need to be maintenanced. Furthermore, the facilities
need to be improved since this is supported component in providing services
that make both employees and customers comfort.
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