The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment amid Workforce Agility and Employee Performance among Information Technology Professionals

Prathika Shetty; Sindu Bharath; P Nagesh

doi:10.17485/IJST/v16i34.1579

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The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment amid Workforce Agility and Employee Performance among Information Technology Professionals

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v16i34.1579

Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 34, Pages: 2740-2745

Original Article

The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment amid Workforce Agility and Employee Performance among Information Technology Professionals

Prathika Shetty¹, Sindu Bharath^2*, P Nagesh³

¹Research Schloar, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, 570 006, India
²Associate Professor, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, 570 006, India
³Professor, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore, 570 006, India

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:24 June 2023, Accepted Date:07 July 2023, Published Date:14 September 2023

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: To examine the mediating role of Psychological Empowerment (PE) amid Workforce Agility (WFA) and Employee Performance (EP) among the Information Technology (IT) professionals. Method: The present quantitative research examines the dual directions of variables considered for the present study and further, analyse the mediating effect of PE amid WFA and EP. The data were collected with 458 valid responses, sampling unit being employees of Information technology (IT) organisations located in southern India through convenience sampling method via e-mail survey. The data were collected during January 2023 - April 2023. The pilot testing is done with 72 respondents to remove indistinctness. Instrument is validated using EFA and CFA. Findings: WFA has direct impact on EP (H1), PE has direct impact on EP (H2), WFA has direct impact on PE (H3) and PE has a direct mediating effect between WFA and EP (H4). The PE is significant and directly related with respect to EP, PE is directly related with EP and PE is noteworthy and directly related to WFA. Novelty: The present study adopts novel approach to link Workforce Agility Vis-à-vis Psychological Empowerment in a solitary method.

Keywords: Workforce Agility; Psychological Empowerment; Information Technology; Employee Performance; HR practices

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