The Effect of Work Engagement, Job-Individual Suitability, and Knowledge Sharing Behavior on Employee Performance through Innovative Work Behavior as a Mediation Variable (Study at the SME Cooperative Office of Central Java Province)

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effects of work engagement, person–job fit, and knowledge-sharing behavior on employee performance through innovative work behavior as a mediating variable. This research was conducted at the Office of Cooperatives and SMEs of Central Java Province. The research problem highlighted the importance of improving employee performance to address increasingly dynamic and innovation-driven organizational demands. This study employed a quantitative approach using a census method, in which the population consisted of 118 employees and the sample included 117 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to employees at the Office of Cooperatives and SMEs of Central Java Province. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) to examine the direct and indirect effects among variables. The results showed that work engagement, person–job fit, and knowledge-sharing behavior had positive and significant effects on innovative work behavior and employee performance. Innovative work behavior also had a positive and significant effect on employee performance and was found to mediate the effects of work engagement, person–job fit, and knowledge-sharing behavior on employee performance. These findings indicated that improved employee performance was influenced not only by individual factors and the work environment but also by employees’ ability to generate and implement innovations in their work.