Journal of Indian Business Research Pub Date : 2020-10-20 , DOI: 10.1108/jibr-01-2019-0014 Priyanka Sihag
Purpose
The importance of psychological capital (PsyCap) and perceived organizational support (POS) have been identified over the years, however, the underlying relationship of both constructs with different employee outcomes is still a subject of research. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether POS helps in mediating the effect of PsyCap on employee engagement (EE).
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 420 samples (middle-level information technology (IT) professionals) were collected from different IT industry located in India by using online survey questionnaires. The collected data were further analyzed using regression analysis, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, reliability and validity analysis, mediation analysis and model fit indices analysis.
Findings
The results of the present study confirmed the full mediating effect of POS on the PsyCap-EE relationship and demonstrated that employees with a higher level of PsyCap, contribute more positively to the POS level which further enhances the employee’s level of engagement at the workplace.
Research limitations/implications
The samples collected for the current study included only middle-level IT professionals of the IT industry in India; therefore, the present study results have limited general applicability. The results and findings of the current study are only on the basis of inferential statistical analysis, and descriptive analysis was not performed on the collected data. Further, the study does not investigate the influence of time.
Practical implications
This study would assist practitioners of human resources in organizational development by enhancing the employee’s positive attitude and commitment toward their study. Further, EE can also be improved by enhancing the levels of POS and PsyCap of employees, which is in line with the findings of the current study.
Originality/value
The current study examines the mediating effect of POS on psychological capital and EE the relationship for the first time.
中文翻译:
感知组织支持对心理资本的中介作用——员工敬业度关系:印度IT产业研究
目的
多年来,人们已经确定了心理资本 (PsyCap) 和感知组织支持 (POS) 的重要性,但是,这两种结构与不同员工成果的潜在关系仍然是一个研究课题。本研究的目的是调查 POS 是否有助于调节 PsyCap 对员工敬业度 (EE) 的影响。
设计/方法/方法
通过在线调查问卷,总共收集了来自印度不同 IT 行业的 420 名样本(中级信息技术 (IT) 专业人员)。使用回归分析、因子分析、结构方程建模、信度和效度分析、中介分析和模型拟合指数分析对收集的数据进行进一步分析。
发现
本研究的结果证实了 POS 对 PsyCap-EE 关系的完全中介作用,并表明 PsyCap 水平较高的员工对 POS 水平的贡献更积极,从而进一步提高了员工在工作场所的敬业度。
研究限制/影响
为当前研究收集的样本仅包括印度 IT 行业的中级 IT 专业人员;因此,目前的研究结果具有有限的普遍适用性。本研究的结果和发现仅建立在推断性统计分析的基础上,未对收集到的数据进行描述性分析。此外,该研究并未调查时间的影响。
实际影响
这项研究将通过增强员工对学习的积极态度和承诺来帮助人力资源从业者进行组织发展。此外,还可以通过提高员工的 POS 和 PsyCap 水平来改善 EE,这与当前研究的结果一致。
原创性/价值
本研究首次考察了POS对心理资本的中介作用与EE的关系。