This study aims to obtain explanative findings that test the effect (1) work environment on employee performance indirectly through job satisfaction; (2) work environment on job satisfaction; (3) work environment on employee performance; and (4) job satisfaction on employee performance at Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Karangasem. The design used in this research is causal quantitative. The subjects used in this study were all 67 employees at Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Karangasem and the object of this

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... arch were work environment, job satisfaction and employee performance. The research data were collected using a questionnaire method, then analyzed using path analysis. The results of this analysis significantly indicate that (1) work environment indirectly affects employee performance through job satisfaction; (2) work environment has a positive effect on job satisfaction; (3) work environment has a positive effect on employee performance; and (4) job satisfaction has a positive effect on employee performance at Dinas Sosial Kabupaten Karangasem.