scholarly journals Insights into Key Determinants of Personal Initiative among Palestinian Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 23-37
Author(s):  
Farid Irshaid ◽  
Kevin You
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Middle Eastern ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Office Workers ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Contemporary Research ◽  
Personal Initiative ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study is to get an understanding of whether contemporary research on key determinants of employees’ personal initiative is applicable in the context of a developing Middle Eastern country in the midst of a tumultuous period in its history – a country in which, in spite of it all, life continues for its residents and the organisations that serve them. We collected survey data from 144 office workers of several organisations operating in Palestine to examine the relationship between personal initiative and a list of its theoretical determinants, namely: self-efficacy, need for achievement, perceived supervisor support and cultural orientation towards individualism. Our findings support the conclusions of contemporary research about the effects of self-efficacy and the need for achievement on personal initiative - thus indicating that Palestinian office workers are, in many respects, quite similar to their counterparts in other parts of the world. But our expectations regarding the link between perceived supervisor support, the cultural value of individualism and personal initiative are not supported by our findings.

scholarly journals Perceived supervisor support and learner’s career curiosity: the mediating effect of sense of belonging, engagement and self-efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugochukwu Chinonso Okolie ◽  
Chinedu Ochinanwata ◽  
Nonso Ochinanwata ◽  
Paul Agu Igwe ◽  
Gloria Obiageli Okorie
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Work Placement ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study investigates the relationship between perceived supervisor support (PSS) and learner career curiosity and tests the mediating role of sense of belonging, engagement and learning self-efficacy.Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a three-wave repeated cross-sectional data collected from 509 final-year undergraduate students of 11 Nigerian public universities, who had completed the compulsory work placement to analyze the influence of PSS on learner’s career curiosity via a parallel mediation involving sense of belonging, engagement (behavioural, emotional and cognitive) and self-efficacy.FindingsThe results show that engagement mediates the path through which PSS influences career curiosity. However, the authors found no evidence that sense of belonging and self-efficacy mediated the relationship between PSS and learner’s career curiosity in this population.Originality/valueThe findings of this study highlight the importance of PSS as a resource that influences learner’s career curiosity, particularly during a work placement.

scholarly journals An Understanding of Implicit Followership Toward New Employees' Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Perceived Supervisor Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xue-Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Cognitive State ◽  
New Employees ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Workplace Friendship ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Under turbulent, boundaryless, and Internet age, the characteristics of career sustainability development have shifted from the perspective of development within the organization to the career development track of self-efficacy. New employees usually face the difficult stage of adapting to the new environment and establishing interpersonal relationships with new colleagues. When new employees enter an organization, they usually have different implicit followership cognitions. Previous studies have focused on the treatment of new employees by the organization and the leader, however, the implicit followership cognitive state of new employees has not been studied specifically. This research integrates employees' positive and negative implicit followership, perceived supervisor support, workplace friendship, and perceived self-efficacy into a research framework. This study used a questionnaire survey by an online professional survey website. A total of 394 valid questionnaires were collected. Structural equation model (SEM) analysis was carried out and according to the results, new employees' positive and negative implicit followership significantly affects perceived supervisor support. Furthermore, perceived supervisor support had a significant impact on perceived self-efficacy. Moreover, perceived supervisor support was found in a mediating role between the relationship of implicit followership theories and perceived self-efficacy. Finally, workplace friendship was found to be a significant moderator in the relationship between perceived supervisor support and perceived self-efficacy. Based on the research results, business managers are suggested to pay more attention to new employees' self-cognition of their job roles and enhance the self-efficacy of new employees in the entry stage.

Relationship of perceived supervisor support, self-efficacy and turnover intention, the mediating role of burnout

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rola Chami-Malaeb
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study the effect of two positive organizational factors: the perceived supervisor support (PSS) and the self-efficacy (SE) on nurses' burnout (BO), which concurrently affect the turnover intention (TI) and the mediating role of BO in this relationship.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional survey-based study of a sample of 552 Lebanese registered nurses from 19 Lebanese hospitals was conducted.FindingsThe authors’ findings confirm that PSS and SE both reduce the level of BO and the turnover intention significantly. The higher the perceived supervisors' support and the nurses' SE, the less they experience BO. BO has partially mediated the relationship of the PSS and SE on TI. This study reveals that supervisors' support is well perceived by Lebanese nurses, whose s is relatively high, while their levels of BO are considered moderate. However, BO levels vary proportionally with demographic variables, namely age, work experience, gender, marital status and education.Originality/valueThis study provides new evidence on the relationship between PSS, SE and BO and turnover intention of Lebanese nurses. It is unique in studying the role of nurses' SE with regard to BO and TI and improving the quality of nurses' work life. It shows the significance of the supervisors' role in supporting the psychological state of nurses. The context of the study, Lebanon, is also novel as it differs from advanced economies institutionally, culturally and in legal frameworks that govern the employee–supervisor relationships.

When and how does perceived overqualification lead to turnover intention? A moderated mediation model

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riya Vinayak ◽  
Jyotsna Bhatnagar ◽  
Madhushree Nanda Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
Perceived Overqualification ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe study is aimed at developing and testing a theoretical model where psychological capital acts as the intervening mechanism explicating the relationship between perceived overqualification (POQ) and turnover intention. It also explores how perceived supervisor support (PSS) influences the mediating role of psychological capital in the perceived overqualification and turnover intention association.Design/methodology/approachThe authors test the model through a sample data of 314 workers employed in the Indian IT service sector. IBM SPSS and SPSS AMOS software were utilized for conducting analysis and testing the model involving first-stage moderated mediation.FindingsThe study confirms that perceptions of overqualification have a positive relationship with turnover intentions. Further, it finds that the positive association between POQ and turnover intention will be mediated by psychological capital. The results reflected that perceived supervisor support shall weaken the relationship between perceptions of overqualification and psychological capital.Originality/valueThe research is amongst the limited researches which look at the influence of psychological capital and perceived supervisor support with regards to POQ. It attempts to lay down the underlying psychological mechanism of POQ and highlight the role played by perceived supervisor support.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy, Need for Achievement and Machiavellianism in Public Sector Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Maria Zaman ◽  
Shazia Qayyum
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Deceptive Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Predictor

The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between self-efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism in public sector employees. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationships in self-efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism in public sector employees. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy and need for achievement likely to predict the Machiavellianism. The sample size of was (N=200) males selected from different public sector department of Lahore using the purposive sampling. The data was collected using New Generalized Self-efficacy Scale (Gully & Chen, 2001), Need for Achievement Scale (Jackson, 1974) and Mach IV scale (1970). Results revealed that the significant positive relationship between self efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism. And self efficacy was the positive significant predictor of the Machiavellianism and need for achievement was the negative predictor of Machiavellianism. The present study helps to understand the predictors of Machiavellianism and that could help to eradicate this manipulation and deceptive behavior and could be used for improve interventions.

Self-Efficacy, Need for Achievement and Machiavellianism in Public Sector Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Maria Zaman ◽  
Shazia Qayyum
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Need For Achievement ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Public Sector Employees ◽  
Deceptive Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Predictor

The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between self-efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism in public sector employees. It was hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationships in self-efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism in public sector employees. It was hypothesized that self-efficacy and need for achievement likely to predict the Machiavellianism. The sample size of was (N=200) males selected from different public sector department of Lahore using the purposive sampling. The data was collected using New Generalized Self-efficacy Scale (Gully & Chen, 2001), Need for Achievement Scale (Jackson, 1974) and Mach IV scale (1970). Results revealed that the significant positive relationship between self efficacy, need for achievement and Machiavellianism. And self efficacy was the positive significant predictor of the Machiavellianism and need for achievement was the negative predictor of Machiavellianism. The present study helps to understand the predictors of Machiavellianism and that could help to eradicate this manipulation and deceptive behavior and could be used for improve interventions.

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