scholarly journals Relationship Between Proactive Personality and Job Performance of Chinese Nurses: The Mediating Role of Competency and Work Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuehui Hu ◽  
Rong Zhao ◽  
Jing Gao ◽  
Jianzhen Li ◽  
Pei Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Personality And Job Performance

Background: As one of the main participants in health care, nurses are esteemed an important driving force for the vigorous health care development. Studies report that nurses’ proactive personality has positive effects on their job performance; however, this relationship acquires further understanding.Objective: A cross-sectional study was performed to explore the relationship between nurses’ proactive personality and job performance; the mediating role of nurses’ competency and work engagement in this relationship was also evaluated.Methods: The study was performed in a large third-degree general hospital in October 2019, Xi’an, PR, China. A sample of 246 nurses participated in this cross-sectional study. Proactive personality was assessed with the Proactive Personality Questionnaire (PPS), job performance was assessed by Heilman three-item measurements, nurse competence was estimated with Nurse Competency Scale (NCS), and work engagement was assessed with the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). The structural equation model was used to test the main hypotheses.Results: Structural equation model analysis revealed that work engagement partially mediated the association between proactive personality and job performance. The serial two-mediator model which was used to explore the association between proactive personality and job performance through competency and work engagement, in sequence, was demonstrated.Conclusion: This study demonstrates that work engagement partially mediated the association between nurses’ proactive personality and their job performance. The serial two-mediator model demonstrated that proactive personality was associated with job performance via competency and work engagement. This study also revealed the critical role of nursing managers in understanding the nurses’ proactive personality, which would facilitate them to enhance the latter’s competency and promote their work engagement. All these will in turn constantly improve the overall quality of nursing and advance professional development of nursing and benefits for patients.

scholarly journals Leadership Intellectual Stimulation and Team Learning: the Mediating Role of Team Positive Affect

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel Sánchez-Cardona ◽  
Marisa Salanova Soria ◽  
Susana Llorens-Gumbau
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Team Learning ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Learning Team

This study investigates how leadership intellectual stimulation relates to team positive affect and team learning. We explore the role of positive affect as mediator between leadership intellectual stimulation and team learning. Using a cross-sectional sample of 562 employees, nested within 130 teams from 44 small and medium size organizations, we implemented Structural Equation Model analysis at the team level. Results provides evidence of the strong influence that intellectual stimulation have on team learning and team positive affect, as well as the potential of positive affect for stimulate team learning. Team positive affect serves as partial mediator between intellectual stimulation and team learning, contributing to explain significant additional variance. Leadership intellectual stimulation is a relevant team social resource that provides support for team learning. As well, positive affect contributes significantly to improve learning among teams. This suggests the importance of developing leadership behaviors that encourage learning and team positive affect, which contributes to team learning and hence to performance.

scholarly journals Engaging Through Purpose: The Mediating Role of Person–Organizational Purpose Fit in the Relationship Between Perceived Organizational Purpose and Work Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-105
Author(s):  
Ramon van Ingen ◽  
Melanie De Ruiter ◽  
Pascale Peters ◽  
Bas Kodden ◽  
Henry Robben
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Organizational Purpose ◽  
Person Organization Fit ◽  
The Relationship

Drawing from self-determination theory and person-organization fit theory, the present study contributes to the literature on organizational purpose by examining the relationship between perceived organizational purpose and work engagement and the mediating role of person-organizational purpose (P-OP) fit herein. Based on data from a cross-sectional quantitative study among 517 knowledge workers from five financial service organizations, we tested two possible psychological mechanisms underlying the direct and indirect relationships between perceived organizational purpose and work engagement. The results of our structural equation modelling confirmed the hypothesized indirect effect model in which perceived organizational purpose was positively associated with work engagement, both directly and indirectly via P-OP fit. These findings show that organizational purpose has the capacity to directly and indirectly foster work engagement. The study suggests avenues for future research in OB, strategic HRM, and marketing.

scholarly journals Covid-19 Effects on Psychological Outcomes: How Do Gender Responses Differ?

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412110404
Author(s):  
Remya Lathabhavan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Relationship Of

The study aims at understanding the relationships between the fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress, wellbeing, and life satisfaction. The study also analyses the role of gender on the relationship of fear of COVID-19 with these study variables. For this, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 1125 participants in India, comprising 638 men and 487 women. Structural equation model was used to analyse the data. It was found that the fear of COVID-19 is positively related to perceived stress and negatively related to wellbeing and life satisfaction. It was also found that, these relationships are stronger among women than among men. The study shows the importance of psychiatric assessment during pandemic times and alerts policy makers and society in general, to take measures for ensuring mental health among people during times of crisis. Future studies can include longitudinal research for a comprehensive understanding of the psychological impacts of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Does Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Capital and Proactive Personality predict Job Performance?

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
Munazza Zahra ◽  
Daisy Mui Kee Hung
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Proactive Personality ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Relationship

With the emergence of latest technologies, manual and routine asks have been changed, ultimately it is the human abilities that will make the organizations successful as human element can never be denied. That is why organizations are concerned about the performance of their employees since their job performance directly affects the overall performance of the organization. Thus current study is proposing predictors that can enhance job performance of the employees. Taking clues from past researches, current research proposed a conceptual framework connecting three independent variables i.e. emotional intelligence, psychological capital and proactive personality to the dependent variable job performance. It has also been proposed that the relationship between aforementioned variables will consider to be more complete with the mediating role of work engagement, hence work engagement is proposed as  mediator.

Job resources and employees' intention to stay: the mediating role of meaningful work and work engagement

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Israel Sánchez-Cardona ◽  
María Vera ◽  
Jesús Marrero-Centeno
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role

Abstract Based on the Job Demands Resources Model (JD-R), this study investigates the mediating role of meaningful work and work engagement in the association between job resources and employees' intention to stay. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey of 217 employees from different organizations in Puerto Rico. We examined a serial mediation analysis through structural equation modeling. The results indicate that job resources are positively related to meaningful work, while meaningful work is positively associated with work engagement. Further, job resources are indirectly associated with the intention to stay through meaningful work and work engagement. This study contributes to understanding the role of meaningful work and engagement in the JD-R model's motivational-driven process and how these mechanisms promote positive work outcomes in terms of the retention of human capital. Designing jobs and strategies at the workplace to develop meaning and engagement seems crucial to retain employees.

Self-determination and financial well-being: mediating role of financial attitude among retirees in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benard Alkali Soepding ◽  
John C. Munene ◽  
Laura Orobia
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Purpose Little is known about how self-determination and financial attitude are linked to retirees’ financial well-being in Nigerian context. Drawing from the theory of reasoned action, the purpose of this paper is to examine the connection of self-determination, financial attitude and financial well-being. Also, this paper examines the mediating role of financial attitude between self-determination and financial well-being. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was used in collecting quantitative data from 399 retirees drawn from North Central Nigeria. Hypotheses are tested through structural equation modelling using the Analysis of Moments of Structures (AMOS) software, version 23. Findings Results from the research indicate that financial attitude serves as a trajectory through which self-determination leads to financial well-being. Therefore, self-determination and financial attitude significantly contribute to the financial well-being of retirees. Research limitations/implications The use of a cross-sectional design may undermine the causal conclusions of the findings. This study adds to existing research on financial well-being by showing that financial attitude is significant in attaining financial well-being and how self-determination variable impact financial well-being. Originality/value This study contributes to literature by establishing the mediating role of financial attitude in the relationship between self-determination and financial well-being. Thus, instead of concentrating on only the direct effects of self-determination and financial well-being, the indirect effect of financial attitude is tested.

scholarly journals Harmonization of Green Motives and Green Business Strategies towards Sustainable Development of Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Green Environmental Policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6592
Author(s):  
Zahid Yousaf ◽  
Magdalena Radulescu ◽  
Crenguta Ileana Sinisi ◽  
Luminita Serbanescu ◽  
Loredana Maria Paunescu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Business ◽  
Hospitality And Tourism Industry

This study aims to investigate the direct impact of green motives (GM) and green business strategies (GBS) on sustainable development (SD) in the hospitality sector. It explores the direct links between GM and SD. Moreover, the mediating role of GBS between GM and SD was tested. The research relies on the stakeholders’ theory, which states that the organization’s success and future development depends on the satisfaction of stakeholders. Data were collected from 451 top managers and owners from 54 hotels (5, 4 and 3-star hotels) operating in Pakistan. Quantitative analysis including correlation, regression, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model techniques were used. The mediating role of GBS was assessed using the bootstrapping method. Results proved that GM and GBS enable hotel industry to achieve the targets of SD. Finding also proved that GBS act as a mediator between the GM and SD link. The hotel industry needs attention to achieve the targets of SD and customers’ inclination towards more hygienic and environmental issues after the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic situation has forced the hotel industry to adapt GBS initiated through GM. The current research articulated this upcoming issue and offered a SD model for the hotel industry.

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