TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Today, organizations work hard to improve the motivation of their employees and related knowledge, skills and abilities to enhance work performance. Among many other variables, self-efficacy proved to have an influential role in work performance. The main purpose of the current study is to investigate the role of occupational self-efficacy on work performance through intrinsic motivation by using a longitudinal analysis.Design/methodology/approach Participants were 76 employees from diverse organizations operating in an organized industrial region in Turkey. Participants filled in a weekly questionnaire during ten consecutive weeks.Findings Results of multilevel analyses confirmed our hypotheses by showing that occupational self-efficacy and intrinsic motivation have a significant influential role over work performance, and intrinsic motivation serve as a partial mediator in this relationship.Originality/value The study findings also reveal important information for organizational and managerial practices to improve employee motivation and performance.
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
SN  - 2040-8269
DO  - 10.1108/MRR-03-2017-0062
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/MRR-03-2017-0062
AU  - Çetin Fatih
AU  - Aşkun Duysal
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - The effect of occupational self-efficacy on work performance through intrinsic work motivation
T2  - Management Research Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 186
EP  - 201
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -