The mediating role of positive affect on the relationship between psychological empowerment and employee outcomes

Purpose Even though the relationship between psychological empowerment and employee outcomes is well established, less is known about the mechanisms that underlie this relationship. Drawing on affective events theory and broaden-and-build theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine a mediation model in which psychological empowerment influences positive affect which in turn affects job satisfaction and work stress. Design/methodology/approach Two-wave longitudinal data from a sample of Welsh local government workers (n=362) were used to test the hypothesized relationships by using structural equation modeling. Findings The results indicate that psychological empowerment has a positive influence on positive affect. Furthermore, positive affect mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and job satisfaction. However, it does not mediate the relationship between psychological empowerment and stress. Originality/value This study is among the first to empirically examine the mediating role of positive affect on the relationship between psychological empowerment and both job satisfaction and work stress.

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Mediasi Kepuasan Kerja dan Stres Kerja pada Hubungan antara Program Jamsostek dan Kinerja Karyawan Studi Kasus pada Perusahaan Swasta di DIY dan Solo

Jurnal Maksipreneur Manajemen Koperasi dan Entrepreneurship ◽

10.30588/jmp.v3i1.89 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 75

Author(s):

Eny Sulistyowati ◽

Totok Danangdjojo

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Social Security ◽

Job Stress ◽

Work Stress ◽

Program Performance ◽

Social Security Program ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to explain the influence of the Social Security program on performance and job satisfaction and job stress as a mediating variable. In addition, this study also describes the effect of job satisfaction on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The relationship of each variable in this research is to be measured by conducting a survey on 145 employees of private companies that included in Social Security program on DIY and Solo. Then the path analisys used to test the effect of social security program performance in mediation by job satisfaction, performance and job stress, job satisfaction, and examines the effect on the performance and the effect of work stress on performance. The results showed that the social security program significant positively affects job satisfaction and performance. Job satisfaction was also positively and significantly affect performance. Even though mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between social security program performance partial. Because merely direct relationship between social security program with greater performance than the mediating role of job satisfaction. Social Security program did not significantly affect the stress of work, as well as job stress did not significantly affect performance. Therefore, the mediating role of work stress on the relationship between social security program with the performance did not occur. Individual differences and work experience may be a factor that causes no significant relationship between the two variables.

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The effect of psychological empowerment on job burnout and competitive advantage

Management Research The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management ◽

10.1108/mrjiam-06-2019-0935 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 47-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ali Safari ◽

Arash Adelpanah ◽

Razieh Soleimani ◽

Parisa Heidari Aqagoli ◽

Rosa Eidizadeh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Job Burnout ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role

Purpose This study aims at investigating the effect of psychological empowerment on job burnout and competitive advantage with the mediating role of organizational commitment and creativity. Design/methodology/approach The statistical population included all the managers and staffs of Tooka Company in Iran, and for data analysis, 120 completed questionnaires were used. Data analysis was carried out by SPSS 18 and Amos 20 software and structural equation modeling method. To test the mediating relationships, bootstrap method was used. Findings The findings showed that psychological empowerment has a significant direct effect on job burnout and competitive advantage. Also, psychological empowerment has a significant indirect effect on job burnout through the mediating role of organizational commitment. In addition, psychological empowerment has a significant indirect effect on competitive advantage through the mediating role of organizational creativity. Originality/value This study is among the first to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment, job burnout, competitive advantage, organizational commitment and creativity.

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Role of burnout on job level, job satisfaction, and task performance

Leadership & Organization Development Journal ◽

10.1108/lodj-11-2015-0249 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 630-645 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Won Ho Kim ◽

Young-An Ra ◽

Jong Gyu Park ◽

Bora Kwon

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Task Performance ◽

Organizational Context ◽

Content Type ◽

Job Level ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Final Sample ◽

The Relationship ◽

And Task

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of burnout (i.e. exhaustion, cynicism, professional inefficacy) in the relationship between job level and job satisfaction as well as between job level and task performance. Design/methodology/approach The final sample included 342 Korean workers from selected companies. The authors employed the Hayes (2013) PROCESS tool for analyzing the data. Findings The results showed that all three subscales of burnout (i.e. exhaustion, cynicism, professional inefficacy) mediate the relationship between job level and job satisfaction. However, only two mediators (i.e. cynicism, professional inefficacy) indicated the mediating effects on the association between job level and task performance. Originality/value This research presented the role of burnout on the relationships between job level, job satisfaction, and task performance especially in South Korean organizational context. In addition to role of burnout, findings should prove helpful in improving job satisfaction and task performance. The authors provide implications and limitations of the findings.

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The dimensional linkage between public service motivation and innovative behavior in public sector institutions; the mediating role of psychological empowerment

European Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1108/ejim-02-2021-0098 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Asim Rafique ◽

Yumei Hou ◽

Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery ◽

Nida Gull ◽

Syed Jameel Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Public Service ◽

Psychological Empowerment ◽

Public Service Motivation ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

PurposeInnovations are imperative for organizational growth and sustainability. This study focuses on the employees' innovative behavior, a source of organizational innovations, which has received substantial attention from the researchers. Based on the psychological empowerment theory, the study exposes the effect of the various dimensions of public service motivation (PSM) on employees' innovative behavior (IB) in public sector institutions especially in the context of developing countries such as Pakistan. Moreover, the study also investigates the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PSE) between the dimensions of PSM and IB.Design/methodology/approachThis study used the cross-sectional research design. By using random sampling, the adapted survey questionnaires were used to collect data from 346 faculty members of public sector universities located in provincial capitals of Pakistan. A partial least square–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) tool was used to assess the proposed hypotheses through SMART-PLS software.FindingsResults revealed that attraction to policymaking (APM), compassion (COM), self-sacrifice (SS) have a significant impact on employees' PSE and their innovative behavior, while the relationship of commitment to the public interest (CPI) with PSE and IB was found insignificant. Moreover, PSE partially mediated the relationship between PSM dimensions and employees' IB.Originality/valueThere was a scarcity of research on IB especially in public sector institutions such as academia. This study theoretically contributed to the literature by providing a refined picture in assessing the proposed relationship of the constructs. This is also one of the original studies that examine the relationship between the dimensions of PSM and IB.

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The effects of cruise attributes on impulse buying behavior: the mediating role of impulsive buying tendency

International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences ◽

10.1108/ijqss-09-2020-0141 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Jookyung Kwon ◽

Jiseon Ahn

Keyword(s):

Service Providers ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Impulse Buying ◽

Buying Behavior ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Impulsive Buying ◽

Positive Direct ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of cruise attributes on impulse buying of service customers through impulsive buying tendency. Specifically, this study investigates whether service attributes (variety of selection and price) influence the impulsive buying behavior of customers by stimulating their impulsive buying tendency. Design/methodology/approach Partial least squares-structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesis using a sample of 143 cruise customers. Mediating analysis was conducted to examine whether customer personal traits (impulsivity) mediated the relationship between service attributes and impulsive buying behavior. Findings The findings showed that price attributions had a significant positive direct impact on impulsive buying tendency and behavior, while a variety of selections had a significant direct effect on impulse buying behavior. The results revealed a significant mediating role of impulsive buying tendency in the relationship between price attributions and impulse buying. Originality/value Although studies on the decision-making style of service customers have been widely discussed, a limited number of studies has examined customers’ impulsive buying behavior in the service sector. Considering the importance of impulsive purchasing as a valuable marketing tool, the results of this study can help service providers and researchers enhance their knowledge of the mechanism of impulse buying behavior.

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School principals’ systems thinking: antecedents and consequences

Journal of Educational Administration ◽

10.1108/jea-08-2018-0144 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 57 (2) ◽

pp. 167-184 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pascale Benoliel ◽

Haim Shaked ◽

Nechama Nadav ◽

Chen Schechter

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Organizational Commitment ◽

Systems Thinking ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Leadership Framework ◽

Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeToday’s educational complexities require principals to adopt a more systemic perspective toward school management. Although research has emphasized the benefits associated with the holistic perspective of systems thinking, research in the educational field has been limited. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of principals’ systems thinking (PST) in the relationships between instructional leadership (IL) and subject coordinators’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachData were collected by surveying a sample of 226 subject coordinators from different elementary schools randomly chosen in Israel. Subject coordinators completed questionnaires on their PST competencies, their principals’ IL, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses.FindingsThe results confirmed the main hypotheses: PST did facilitate subject coordinators’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction. Findings also showed that PST mediated the relationship between IL and subject coordinators’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction.Originality/valueBy integrating research from both educational and non-educational literature, this study contributes to deepen our understanding regarding the antecedents and consequences of the PST as perceived by their subject coordinators, providing a broader leadership framework on their functions in today’s complex school systems.

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Mapping the contours of fairness

Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance ◽

10.1108/joepp-02-2014-0010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 191-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lilian Otaye ◽

Wilson Wong

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Factor Analysis ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Turnover Intention ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Uk ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the contours of fairness by showing how different facets of fairness impact three important employee outcomes (job satisfaction, turnover intention and employer advocacy) and examining the mediating role of quality of management and leadership (through perceptions of both senior management and the quality of exchange with immediate supervisors) in attenuating negative impacts of unfairness on these outcomes. The study extends the concept of fairness beyond the traditional focus on organizational justice and models the mediating role of leadership on the relationship between (un)fairness and the three employee-level outcomes in a sample of employees representative of the UK workforce. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 2,067 employees in the UK. Exploratory factor analysis and then confirmatory factor analysis is used to refine three unfairness factors and address their dimensionality of the unfairness scale and then multiple regression analysis is used to test a fairness-leadership-employee performance outcome model. Findings – Results of multiple regression analysis revealed that both trust in leadership and leader-member exchange partially mediate the relationship between organizational (un)fairness and job satisfaction, advocacy and turnover intention, respectively. Practical implications – The findings highlight the important role that leaders play in influencing the relationship between perception of unfairness and employee outcomes. This has implications for both theory and practice as it suggests that the pattern of inclusion that leaders create through the relationships that they develop with their followers has a significant impact on the relationship between unfairness and the work outcomes. They not only must manage traditional perceptions of justice, but also the assessments employees make about trust in management judgements and the perceived consequences of such judgements. Originality/value – In an environment where perceptions of unfairness are becoming both more endemic but also more complex, the study shows that both senior leaders and immediate supervisors have important agency in managing negative consequences. Through the measurement of satisfaction, turnover intention and employer advocacy it also provides potential links to link fairness into the engagement literature.

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The impacts of high-commitment HRM practices on exploitative and exploratory innovation: the mediating role of knowledge sharing

VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems ◽

10.1108/vjikms-10-2020-0196 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Son Thanh Than ◽

Phong Ba Le ◽

Thanh Trung Le

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Innovation Capability ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship ◽

Exploratory Innovation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating roles of knowledge sharing behaviors (knowledge collecting and donating) in linking the relationship between high-commitment human resource management (HRM)practices and specific aspects of innovation capability, namely, exploitative and exploratory innovation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on quantitative approach and structural equation modeling to examine the correlation among the latent constructs based on the survey data collected from 281 participants in 95 Chinese firms. Findings The findings of this study support the mediating role of knowledge sharing (KS) behaviors in the relationship between HRM practices and aspects of innovation capability. It highlights the important role of knowledge donating and indicates that the effect of knowledge donating is more significant than that of knowledge collecting on exploitative and exploratory innovation. Research limitations/implications Future research should investigate the impact of high-commitment HRM practices on innovation capability under the moderating effects of organizational variables to bring better understanding on the relationship among them. Originality/value The paper significantly contributes to increasing knowledge and insights on the correlation between high-commitment HRM practices and specific forms of innovation. The understanding on mediating role of KS contribute to advancing the body of knowledge of HRM and innovation theory.

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Challenge-hindrance stressors and career initiative: a moderated mediation model

Journal of Managerial Psychology ◽

10.1108/jmp-05-2020-0227 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Yan Liu ◽

Lei Ren

Keyword(s):

Positive Affect ◽

Job Autonomy ◽

Content Type ◽

Mba Students ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Part Time ◽

New Perspective ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between challenge-hindrance stressors and employees’ career initiative while incorporating the mediating role of positive affect and the moderating role of job autonomy.Design/methodology/approachFive proposed hypotheses were tested using path analysis with two waves of data collected from 136 part-time MBA students.FindingsThe findings show that challenge stressors indirectly facilitate career initiative, whereas hindrance stressors indirectly inhibit career initiative, both with positive affect as mediators. Job autonomy enhances the direct relationship between positive affect and career initiative, as well as the indirect relationships among challenge/hindrance stressors, positive affect and career initiative.Originality/valueThe study brings a new perspective to understanding why an employee conducts career initiative, thereby widening the scope of the antecedents of career initiative. The study discloses positive affect as the mediator that transmits the opposite effects from challenge-hindrance stressors to career initiative. It also identifies job autonomy as an important boundary condition for positive affect to exert its influence on career initiative, as well as challenge-hindrance stressors that influence career initiative via positive affect.

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Intellectual capital and business performance: the role of dimensions of absorptive capacity

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-11-2018-0199 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 23-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Syed Saad Ahmed ◽

Jia Guozhu ◽

Shujaat Mubarik ◽

Mumtaz Khan ◽

Essa Khan

Keyword(s):

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Business Performance ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

Realized Absorptive Capacity

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the mediating role of potential and realized absorptive capacity in intellectual capital (IC) and business performance. It also investigates the direct impact of the components of IC on business performance. Design/methodology/approach Partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to assess the effect of IC dimensions on performance and to analyze the mediating role of absorptive capacity in this relationship. Data were collected from 192 managers using a survey questionnaire with Likert scale items. Findings The findings of the study show that potential absorptive capacity does not intervene in the relationship between the components of IC and those of business performance. However, realized absorptive capacity, measured as the transformation and exploitation of knowledge, played a positive mediating role in the relationship between the dimensions of IC and those of business performance. Social capital was also noted as a weak predictor of business performance, while human capital and organizational capital had a profound positive influence. Originality/value This study contributes to the literature on IC by examining the role of realized and potential absorptive capacity in the relationship between IC components and firm performance. This research also helps practitioners recognize the importance of transformation and the exploitation of knowledge for business performance.

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