Do HR Practices Influence Job Satisfaction? Examining the Mediating Role of Employee Engagement in Indian Public Sector Undertakings

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabindra Kumar Pradhan ◽  
Sangya Dash ◽  
Lalatendu Kesari Jena
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Shed Light

There is a dearth of research examining relationship among HR practices, employee engagement and job satisfaction in public sector undertakings in India. The present study makes an attempt to shed light on this largely neglected area of research by examining the mediating function of employee engagement between HR practices and job satisfaction. Data were collected from 393 executives through a questionnaire survey. Structural equation modelling was used to examine the relationship between HR practices, employee engagement and job satisfaction. HR practices were found to be positively linked with job satisfaction. Further, employee engagement significantly mediated the relationship between HR practices and job satisfaction. The practical implications of the study are discussed in the light of the existing literature.

Specific HR practices and employee commitment: the mediating role of job satisfaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arshad Mahmood ◽  
Muhammad Naseer Akhtar ◽  
Usman Talat ◽  
Chuanmin Shuai ◽  
James C. Hyatt
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Employee Commitment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hr Practices

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the influence mechanisms of specific HR practices variables – salary, job stability and job enrichment – upon employee commitment, through the mediating role of job satisfaction, in a developing country context. Crucially, these indicate employee commitment.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyzed three specific HR practices with a sample of 263 employees in the banking industry of Pakistan. A structural equation modeling methodology is adopted.FindingsThe findings indicate that remuneration strategies were positively related to job satisfaction and employee commitment. Regarding the intervening impact of job satisfaction, this study found that it mediates only for non-monetary strategies between job satisfaction and employee commitment.Research limitations/implicationsA key limitation is that this is a cross-sectional study, perhaps not generalizable over longitudinal approaches. Another limit is posed by the developing country context of this study, perhaps not applicable to some developed countries.Practical implicationsFrom an HR perspective, managing salary structure is an ongoing issue. The proposed model suggests the use of specific practices about satisfaction and commitment as intermediate steps to manage employee commitment.Originality/valueThe research offers a unique understanding from the developing country context of Pakistan. This provides a novel study conducted to examine employee commitment using the high-performance work practices model.

Psychological detachment and research performance: Work engagement as a mediator

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yungui Guo ◽  
Yanting Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Psychological Detachment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

We examined the mediating role of work engagement in the relationship between psychological detachment and research performance using structural equation modeling and bootstrapping analysis. Participants comprised 923 teachers from 39 key universities in China, who completed measures of psychological detachment, research performance, and work engagement. The results indicated that psychological detachment was negatively associated with research performance, and that work engagement mediated this relationship. Our findings enrich understanding of the effects of psychological detachment on research performance. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONAL CYNICISM WITH THE JOB SATISFACTION: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT BREACH

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Aneela Sheikh ◽  
Abdul Khaliq Alvi ◽  
Khalil Ur Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
Psychological Contract Breach ◽  
Contract Breach ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Cynicism ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This research inspects the relation of psychological contract breach, organizational cynicism and job satisfaction. This is correctional research and date is collected from 274 nurses randomly from public sector hospitals of Lahore Pakistan. Result described that all three hypotheses for direct relationships of psychological contract breach and the organizational cynicism with the job satisfaction and for the relationship of organizational cynicism with psychological contract breach are accepted. Moreover, psychological contract breach partially mediates the relation of +other sectors like the banks, telecom and education sector for validate the results. It is also worthwhile to collect the data from nurses of private sectors where they face lot of hardships and the results of nurses of Govt. and private sector. For generalizing the results data will also collect cities like Islamabad, Faisalabad and Karachi.

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Motivation and Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Compensation and Organizational Commitment in Micro Finance Institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Muhammad Suyuthi Romdlon ◽  
I Ketut R. Sudiarditha ◽  
Henry Eryanto
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Islamic Microfinance ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Intervening Variables

<p>This study aims to determine the effect of compensation, motivation, and job satisfaction on organizational commitment in Islamic microfinance services. This research has four variables: compensation as an independent variable, motivation, job satisfaction as intervening variables, and commitment as a dependent variable. The subjects in this study were active employees in one of the Islamic microfinance services. It is Baitul mal wa tamwil (BMT). This research uses quantitative methods. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires using a 5-point Likert scale with 240 total valid responses. The data were analyzed using Structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS version 24. The results showed that compensation had a positive and significant effect on motivation, compensation had a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction, motivation had a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, compensation had a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, job satisfaction had a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment, compensation had a positive and significant effect on organizational commitment through motivation and job satisfaction as intervening variables. This study finds providing several important implications for research and implementing microfinance services.</p>

scholarly journals THE MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT AND JOB PERFORMANCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1022-1041
Author(s):  
Zeynep Fatma KARAALİOĞLU ◽  
Ahu Tuğba KARABULUT
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this research is to analyze the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and job performance for white-collar employees in an energy sector in İstanbul. The survey was distributed to 964 employees, while 700 valid questionnaires were included within the scope of the analysis. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was carried out to determine factor distribution, while confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis were carried out to detect scale validities and reliabilities. Relations between scale variables were examined by a correlation analysis. Structural equation model (SEM) was constructed based on research hypotheses while the effect of POS on job satisfaction, the effect of job satisfaction on job performance and the mediating role of job satisfaction on this relation were tested through this model. All hypotheses are supported in this study.

scholarly journals The influence of entrepreneurial passion in the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Murad ◽  
Cai Li ◽  
Muhammad Munir ◽  
Sheikh Farhan Ashraf ◽  
Surhbi Arora
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Entrepreneurial Passion ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract This article aims to identify the impact of creativity on entrepreneurial intention with the mediating role of entrepreneurial passion. This study applied the SEM-structural equation modeling technique to test the hypotheses on a sample of 390 university students from Pakistan. The findings of the study revealed that creativity positively and significantly influenced entrepreneurial intention. The results also indicated that entrepreneurial passion partially mediates in the relationship between creativity and entrepreneurial intention. The results of the study made an innovative contribution to Pakistan’s higher education sector, researchers, and policymakers to unlock the hidden potential of its youth and further contribute to designing the relevant practical implications.

The relationship between authentic leaders and employees’ creativity

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Suzete Semedo ◽  
Arnaldo Coelho ◽  
Neuza Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how authentic leadership (AL) predicts creativity both directly and through the mediating role of affective commitment (AC) and job resourcefulness (JR). Design/methodology/approach Data collected from a questionnaire administered to a sample of 543 employees have been analyzed. The model was tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The findings show that AL predicts AC, JR and creativity. The findings also show that AC and JR predict creativity. In other words, leaders’ authenticity increases employees’ creative spirit and, thus, employees’ ability to overcome obstacles and meet challenges at work and their emotional bond play an important role (mediators) in this relationship. Practical implications The results of this study are conclusive and contribute to a better understanding of AL and its implication for employees’ emotional bond, their ability to overcome obstacles and their ability to introduce new and useful ideas. This study provides evidence that organizations should focus on training leaders with authentic characteristics. Originality/value This study considers both AC and JR as mediators of the relationship between AL and creativity. Therefore, the originality of this study lies in the integration of these four concepts in a single study to provide a model that depicts the chain of effects between AL, AC, JR and an employee’s creativity.

Does psychological climate affect task and contextual performance through affective commitment? Evidence from public sector companies

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Shankar Uraon ◽  
Manish Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Contextual Performance ◽  
Psychological Climate ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper has two main purposes. One purpose is to examine the mediating role of affective commitment in the relationship between psychological climate and contextual and task performance. Another purpose is to conceptualize and measure the psychological climate.Design/methodology/approachData were analyzed using a sample of 514 employees working in 12 public sector companies in India. Partial least squares (PLS) technique was used to test the proposed research framework.FindingsThe results of this study revealed that affective commitment has a mediating role in the relationship between psychological climate and contextual performance as well as between psychological climate task performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings of this study augment the theory of psychological climate by suggesting that individuals perceiving high a psychological climate are likely to have the high affective commitment that ultimately leads to higher performance.Practical implicationsPublic sector companies are encouraged to provide a favorable psychological climate that can emotionally commit the employees to perform well.Originality/valueThis study is one of its kinds to overcome the limitations of the earlier studies such as in examining the effect of higher-order psychological climate on task and contextual performances.

scholarly journals Impact of HR Practices on Employee loyalty and commitment: Mediating role of Job satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1067-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qasim Ali Nisar ◽  
Muhammad Uzair ◽  
Waleed Razzaq ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The Relationship

HR Practices play crucial role towards employees’ job related outcomes that ultimately leads towards effective organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between HR Practices, loyalty and commitment with mediating role of job satisfaction in banks of Gujranwala Pakistan. Study is descriptive and quantitative in nature. Survey questionnaire method has been adopted and data have been collected by applying simple random sampling technique. Results revealed that HR practices are significantly and positively related to employees’ loyalty and their commitment. Moreover, findings also depicted that jib satisfaction significantly and partially mediate the relationship between HR practices, loyalty and commitment.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SAFETY HEALTH ENVIRONMENT ON EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AND MOTIVATION

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Salman ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Employee Retention ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose: This study analyzes how employee retention is influenced by factors like safety health environment, job satisfaction and motivation. Methodology/Sampling: This research is quantitative in nature, where 250 survey questionnaires have been distributed within the employees of pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan. SPSS and AMOS have been utilized to analyze the direct and mediating effect of variables. Findings: This study confirms that employee retention is a significant outcome of safety health environment. Moreover, the levels of job satisfaction and employee motivation equally mediate the relationship between safety health environment and employee retention. Practical implications: The findings of this paper suggest that the pharmaceutical firms in Pakistan and specifically in Lahore should foster the health protection policies, and in turn it would help enhance the satisfaction and motivation of staff, resulting in the retention of capable employees.

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