MEDIATING ROLE OF WORK ENVIRONMENT: A BOOSTER FOR EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE

PT.ABC is one of home industry manufacturer in men clothing located in Bekasi West Java, which has built a reputation in the men's Muslim fashion industry since 2007, is confronting this dynamic with efforts to improve employee and organization performance through the implementation of clear and measurable work standards.Each division in the company has specific work standards, such as production quantity and quality targets in the Production Division, growth in sales and social media engagement in the Marketing Division, accuracy of financial statements in the Finance Division, and the timing punctuality of goods delivery in the Logistics Division.This standard ensure that the company's operations run efficiently and maintain production and business process quality.Unfortunately, almost all division within company experiencing a performance down turn as shown in Table 1 below.Due to increasingly competitive dynamics of fashion industry, PT.ABC is committed to improve its employee's performance by implementing clear and measurable work standards in every division.The production division, for example, has strict quantity and quality targets in designing and producing with minimum error tolerance.Marketing division is focused on growing social media engagement, achieving daily sales and maintaining customer satisfaction in a certain level.Finance division is required to compile reports with a high level of accuracy while preserve expenses in a controllable manner.Last, the logistics division is targeted to ensure the accuracy of the delivery of goods, ensure inventory at a healthy stock period.However, performance data for 2021 and 2022 showed a decline in performance across various divisions, indicating the need for a thorough evaluation of factors such as employee competencies and the work environment to ensure that the company's operations run efficiently and products remain superior in the market.