Influence Employee Engagement and Perceived Organization Support on Job Satisfaction as an Intermediary Variable in Employee Performance

This research aims to analyze the direct influence of employee engagement and perceived organizational support on employee performance. Apart from that, it also analyzes the role of job satisfaction in mediating the relationship between employee engagement and perceived organizational support on employee performance. The sample for this research consisted of 160 respondents using a saturated sampling method. Hypothesis testing uses SEM-PLS analysis via the Smart PLS 4.0 application. The research results show: 1) employee engagement has a beneficial and important impact on worker performance; 2) Employee performance is positively and significantly influenced by perceptions of organizational support; 3) Employee performance is positively and significantly influenced by job satisfaction; 4) the impact of employee involvement on job satisfaction is very good and worthy of attention; 5) the perceived organizational impact on job satisfaction is good and substantial; 5) employee performance is mediated by job satisfaction on employee engagement, and 6) employee performance is mediated by job satisfaction and perceived organizational support.

Keywords: Employee engagement, perceived organization support, job satisfaction, employee performance.