This study aims to analyze the influence of knowledge transfer and organizational culture on employee performance, either directly or through organizational commitment as a mediating variable at the Ponorogo Regency Education Office.The research uses a quantitative approach with a saturated sampling technique (total sampling) and involves the entire population of 80 employees as respondents. Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using the Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method with the help of SmartPLS. The results of the study show that knowledge transfer, organizational culture, and organizational commitment are in the good category. Testing structural models proves that knowledge transfer and organizational culture have a positive and significant effect on employee performance and organizational commitment. In addition, organizational commitment also has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. The results of the mediation analysis showed that organizational commitment was able to mediate the influence of knowledge transfer and organizational culture on employee performance significantly. This study concludes that the improvement of employee performance is not only influenced by organizational knowledge and culture, but also by the strong organizational commitment that employees have. Therefore, the Ponorogo Regency Education Office needs to continue to strengthen the culture of knowledge sharing, communication, and coordination in order to improve the commitment and quality of public services in a sustainable manner.
Keywords: Knowledge Transfer, Organizational Culture, Organizational Commitment, Employee Performance.