Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour
AbstractThis study examined the relationships between core self-evaluation, psychological empowerment, and proactive work behaviour. Oriented by situation strength theory, the study also examined the moderation role of psychological empowerment in core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour re...
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| description | AbstractThis study examined the relationships between core self-evaluation, psychological empowerment, and proactive work behaviour. Oriented by situation strength theory, the study also examined the moderation role of psychological empowerment in core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour relationships. This study relates personal characteristics of core self-evaluation, the situational variable of psychological empowerment, to organisationally desirable employee outcomes of proactive work behaviour. While core self-evaluation and psychological empowerment were analysed as one-dimensional variables, proactive work behaviour has four dimensions: problem prevention behaviour, individual innovation behaviour, voice behaviour, and taking charge behaviour. Two hundred and fifty-five employees sampled from public and private organisations were used for data analysis. Data were analysed with the PROCESS tool hosted in SPSS regression. The results showed that psychological empowerment was positively associated with proactive work behaviour and moderated the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour. The study contributes to the body of knowledge with the potential for a middle-range theory on psychological empowerment and proactive work behaviour relationship, substantially supports situation strength theory, and provides knowledge on the best combination of core self-evaluation and psychological empowerment for proactive work behaviour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d3e7f5a1b05e45dab5bc257519800f8c2024-02-16T14:50:33ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Business & Management2331-19752024-12-0111110.1080/23311975.2023.2297461Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviourChiyem Lucky Nwanzu0Sunday Samson Babalola1Department of Psychology, Delta State University, Abraka, NigeriaFaculty of Management and Public Administration Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Butterworth, South AfricaAbstractThis study examined the relationships between core self-evaluation, psychological empowerment, and proactive work behaviour. Oriented by situation strength theory, the study also examined the moderation role of psychological empowerment in core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour relationships. This study relates personal characteristics of core self-evaluation, the situational variable of psychological empowerment, to organisationally desirable employee outcomes of proactive work behaviour. While core self-evaluation and psychological empowerment were analysed as one-dimensional variables, proactive work behaviour has four dimensions: problem prevention behaviour, individual innovation behaviour, voice behaviour, and taking charge behaviour. Two hundred and fifty-five employees sampled from public and private organisations were used for data analysis. Data were analysed with the PROCESS tool hosted in SPSS regression. The results showed that psychological empowerment was positively associated with proactive work behaviour and moderated the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour. The study contributes to the body of knowledge with the potential for a middle-range theory on psychological empowerment and proactive work behaviour relationship, substantially supports situation strength theory, and provides knowledge on the best combination of core self-evaluation and psychological empowerment for proactive work behaviour.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2023.2297461Core self-evaluationpsychological empowermentproactive work behavioursituation strength theoryJorge Linuesa-Langreo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Cuenca, SpainMultidisciplinary Psychology; Work & Organizational Psychology; Human Resource Management; Critical Management Studies |
| spellingShingle | Chiyem Lucky Nwanzu Sunday Samson Babalola Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour Cogent Business & Management Core self-evaluation psychological empowerment proactive work behaviour situation strength theory Jorge Linuesa-Langreo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Cuenca, Spain Multidisciplinary Psychology; Work & Organizational Psychology; Human Resource Management; Critical Management Studies |
| title | Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| title_full | Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| title_fullStr | Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| title_short | Psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self-evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| title_sort | psychological empowerment as moderator of the relationship between core self evaluation and proactive work behaviour |
| topic | Core self-evaluation psychological empowerment proactive work behaviour situation strength theory Jorge Linuesa-Langreo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha - Campus de Cuenca, Spain Multidisciplinary Psychology; Work & Organizational Psychology; Human Resource Management; Critical Management Studies |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311975.2023.2297461 |
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