The influence of military virtues on job performance in the Sri Lanka Air Force: direct or mediated effects?

Anuradha Iddagoda, Rebecca Abraham, Manoaj Keppetipola and Hiranya Dissanayake

International Journal of Ethics and Systems, 2024, vol. 41, issue 4, 886-904

Abstract: PurposeMilitary values/virtues are a subset of ethical values. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of military virtues on job performance, either directly, or indirectly through mediation by, loyalty, patience, respect, employee engagement, job performance, military ethics, courage, self-discipline, caring, military virtue, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) employee engagement.Design/methodology/approachMilitary virtues were conceptualized as a collective construct, consisting of loyalty, courage, patience, respect, self-discipline and caring. Using a sample of 254 military officers in the SLAF, the authors measured the effect of military virtues on job performance. The first model was a direct measurement of the influence of military virtues on job performance. The second model measured the influence of military virtues on employee engagement, followed by measurement of the influence of employee engagement on job performance. Structural equation modeling was used in data analysis.FindingsBoth direct effects and mediated effects of military virtues on job performance were significant. However, the direct effect was stronger, suggesting that military virtues in and of themselves resulted in superior performance, more effectively, than by first increasing employee engagement with the task or the organization.Originality/valueThis may be an initial empirical examination of the effects of military virtues on job performance.

Keywords: Military virtue; Employee engagement; Job performance; Loyalty; Courage; Patience; Respect; Self-discipline; Caring; Military ethics; Sri Lanka Air Force (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOES-01-2024-0010

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