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Improving job performance through identification and psychological capital

Ipek Kalemci Tüzün (Baskent Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey)
Fatih Çetin (Department of Business Administration, Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey)
H. Nejat Basim (Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Baskent Universitesi, Ankara, Turkey)

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

ISSN: 1741-0401

Article publication date: 8 January 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to increase understanding of the link between various identification foci and performance, and to test whether one’s psychological capital (PsyCap) can explain the influence of collective or relational identification on job performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study sample comprised 235 academicians working in a foundation university from Turkey. The questionnaires were practiced in two different time intervals with using an identifier coding system for avoiding common method bias issues. The authors used structural equation modeling with using AMOS v23.0.

Findings

The results showed that PsyCap has positive effects on the job performance and work group identification flourishes employees PsyCap level; there is no evidence of any mediating effect of PsyCap on the relationships between various organizational identification foci and job performance.

Originality/value

This study extends previous research by providing evidence of that rather than the other identification target (organization, work unit, and career) identification with supervisor influenced on job performance.

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Citation

Tüzün, I.K., Çetin, F. and Basim, H.N. (2018), "Improving job performance through identification and psychological capital", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 67 No. 1, pp. 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-03-2016-0060

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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