Abstracts
This study aims to determine the effect of employee empowerment and good corporate governance to company performance, particularly on small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs for these long are more important in promoting economic growth, the-refore increasing the performance of SMEs needed to get the most attention in this study. Study sample was 101 managers or small business owner with a purposive sampling technique sampling. Data collection method is done by using a question-naire. Based on the results of research using moderating regression analysis (R4L4), employee empowerment has a significant effect on the performance of the company. Corporate governance has a significant effect on the performance of the company. Interaction of employee empowerment and corporate governance does not affect the performance of the company, in the sense that corporate governance is not able to moderate the relationship empowering employees with the company's performance.
Key Words: Empowerment of employees, Corporate Governance, Performance, SMEs

        Kata kunci: pemberdayaan karyawan, tata kelola perusahaan, kinerja, UKM