The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province

To overcome the complexities and acceleration of the challenges we face today, the success of an organization is likely to depend on how much the staff can be empowered. Psychological empowerment is a relatively new conceptual concept in the management and organization literature and perhaps one of...

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Main Authors: nima soltaninejat, aliasghar rashid, Hossein khanifar
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfare 2018-08-01
Series:تعاون و کشاورزی
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Online Access:https://ajcoop.mcls.gov.ir/article_69434_c8c4d8195d443a0e2542d91f30b7d631.pdf
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description To overcome the complexities and acceleration of the challenges we face today, the success of an organization is likely to depend on how much the staff can be empowered. Psychological empowerment is a relatively new conceptual concept in the management and organization literature and perhaps one of the most controversial topics. The present study intends to study the effect of psychological empowerment, citizenship behavior and organizational support in order to achieve the necessary mechanisms for promoting job performance. The research method is descriptive-correlational and is a type of structural equation. The statistical population of this research includes 110 managers and employees of Ministry of Labor, Social Co-operation and Social Welfare of Kerman. Using a Morgan table, a sample size was 86 for this study. The sampling was selected by stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the validity of the questionnaires.Data were analyzed by AMOS statistical software. The results showed that psychological empowerment has a significant effect on citizenship behavior and job performance. Also, the effect of organizational support on citizenship behavior and job performance, and the effect of citizenship behavior on job performance is significant.
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spelling doaj.art-d77103be2725432a9c5c218ea94341bb2023-11-05T06:53:15ZengMinistry of Labor Cooperation and Social Welfareتعاون و کشاورزی2783-54642783-54722018-08-0172615718410.22034/ajcoop.2018.6943469434The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Provincenima soltaninejat0aliasghar rashid1Hossein khanifar2Ph.D. student of business management, University of TehranMSc., Farabi Campus University of Tehran, Qom, IranProfessor of Faculty of Management and Accounting, University of TehranTo overcome the complexities and acceleration of the challenges we face today, the success of an organization is likely to depend on how much the staff can be empowered. Psychological empowerment is a relatively new conceptual concept in the management and organization literature and perhaps one of the most controversial topics. The present study intends to study the effect of psychological empowerment, citizenship behavior and organizational support in order to achieve the necessary mechanisms for promoting job performance. The research method is descriptive-correlational and is a type of structural equation. The statistical population of this research includes 110 managers and employees of Ministry of Labor, Social Co-operation and Social Welfare of Kerman. Using a Morgan table, a sample size was 86 for this study. The sampling was selected by stratified random sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the validity of the questionnaires.Data were analyzed by AMOS statistical software. The results showed that psychological empowerment has a significant effect on citizenship behavior and job performance. Also, the effect of organizational support on citizenship behavior and job performance, and the effect of citizenship behavior on job performance is significant.https://ajcoop.mcls.gov.ir/article_69434_c8c4d8195d443a0e2542d91f30b7d631.pdfpsychological empowermentperceived organizational supportjob performancedepartment of cooperativeslabour and social welfare
spellingShingle nima soltaninejat
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The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
تعاون و کشاورزی
psychological empowerment
perceived organizational support
job performance
department of cooperatives
labour and social welfare
title The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
title_full The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
title_fullStr The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
title_short The Effect of Psychological Empowerment and Organizational Support on Increasing the Job Performance of Employees of the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in Kerman Province
title_sort effect of psychological empowerment and organizational support on increasing the job performance of employees of the general directorate of cooperatives labor and social welfare in kerman province
topic psychological empowerment
perceived organizational support
job performance
department of cooperatives
labour and social welfare
url https://ajcoop.mcls.gov.ir/article_69434_c8c4d8195d443a0e2542d91f30b7d631.pdf
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