Job Performance: Relationship between Competency and Attitude towards Achieving Tnb’s Vision

Abstract

This paper attempts to investigate the relationship between competency and attitude towards achieving TNB’s vision. Competency is assumed to be as individual’s ability to do job which involve knowledge and skills while attitude is an affective and internal motivation of employee to perform their job best full hearted. It is always a debate either competency or attitude give greater impact towards job performance of an employee. This research was carried out with the purpose that outcomes of this finding may help Human Resource (HR) department to optimized staff development investment either on staff competency skills or staff attitudes. It is mainly related to what is required to prepare employee to work at their best for their organization excellent. The study was conducted on the private sector which is Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), the largest electricity utility in Malaysia. A survey instrument of questionnaire will be used to collect data. For this study, the survey questionnaire administer through hardcopy survey form targeted TNB’s staffs attending training in TNB Training Institute - ILSAS as it is convenient to the researcher to approach the target participants. Expected result from the analysis should support the claim that competency and attitude have a balancing effect on job performance towards achieving company vision.