The Mediating Role of the Work Environment Between Work Life Balance and Work Supervision in Improving Employee Performance

Abstract

The development of the business world in the era of globalization has made the business competition map increasingly fierce. Every organization or company is not only faced with domestic competition but also threats from foreign companies. Companies in general have a goal to gain business profits and strive to maintain and develop the viability of the business itself. Therefore, one of the factors needed by a company to support the realization of its goals is the human resource factor.

Forage companies in 2017 to 2019 showed indications of a decline in company performance, this is shown by the trend of achieving production targets which have decreased. And it is suspected that there is a work life balance and work supervision that is less than optimal, so this study aims to increase performance, it is necessary to have a balanced work time arrangement and consistency in the application of work rules, so that a sense of discipline arises that can improve performance.

The following research uses a quantitative approach that has a population of all employees and the sample is 75 respondents, which is called a saturated sample. In this study the results show (1) there is a significant but insignificant effect of Work Life Balance (X1) on employee performance (Y); (2) there is a significant effect of Work Supervision (X2) on the Work Environment (Z); (3) there is a significant effect of Work Supervision (X2) on the Work Environment (Z); (4) there is a significant effect of Work Supervision (X2) on Employee Performance (Y); (5) there is a significant influence of the Work Environment (Z) on employee performance (Y);