Psychological Empowerment and Job Performance: Examining Serial Mediation Effects of Self-Efficacy and Affective Commitment

Paola Ochoa Pacheco (), David Coello-Montecel () and Michelle Tello
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Paola Ochoa Pacheco: ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Campus Las Peñas, Guayaquil 090306, Ecuador
David Coello-Montecel: ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Campus Las Peñas, Guayaquil 090306, Ecuador
Michelle Tello: ESPAE Graduate School of Management, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Campus Las Peñas, Guayaquil 090306, Ecuador

Administrative Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: A substantial body of literature has analyzed the influence of psychological empowerment on individual and organizational outcomes. However, there is still a need to examine how empowered employees achieve higher performance. To fill this gap in the literature, this study analyzed the mediating role of self-efficacy and affective commitment in the relationship between psychological empowerment and task-based job performance. Data were collected from 357 employees. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling and bootstrapping procedures. The results validated the structural relationships between psychological empowerment, self-efficacy, affective commitment, and task-based job performance. In addition, the serial mediation effect of self-efficacy and affective commitment was also confirmed. These results highlight the relevance of psychological variables, such as psychological empowerment and affective commitment, for individuals and organizations. The study supports that feeling empowered and emotionally committed is essential in building a long-term relationship between the employee and the organization.

Keywords: psychological empowerment; job performance; self-efficacy; affective commitment; serial mediation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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