Linking Person Supervisor Fit with Employee Performance and Work
Engagement: The Mediating Role of LMX
Abstract
Leaders have become a key factor in determining the future of an
organization. For this reason, support from leaders is very influential
on work engagement and employee performance in the organization. Leaders
can form a conducive work atmosphere so that employees can be motivated
to work. This study aims to link person supervisor fit to employee
performance and work engagement mediated by a leader-member exchange.
Respondents in this study were employees of 6 Islamic banks in the
province of DIY. Collecting data through questionnaires were distributed
online and offline to 158 employees of Islamic Banks. Data were analyzed
through SEM-PLS using SMART-PLS software. The results of this study
prove that PS-Fit can have a positive effect on employee performance and
work engagement. In addition, this study can also examine the role of
LMX as a mediating variable that connects PS-Fit to employee performance
and employee work engagement. For this reason, managers at Islamic Banks
need to optimize the role of leaders in the company, such as improving
interpersonal relationships with employees in order to improve employee
performance and employee work engagement.