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The Impact of Psychological Capital on Job Performance in the Banking Sector in Sri Lanka

Year: 2014

Type: preprint

Abstract: Job performance of the employees is one of the central constructs which plays a crucial role in achieving organizational performance. The concept of psychological capital (PsyCap) has given much attention in the recent past as a new approach to enhance the job performance of the employees. However, the extent of the impact between PsyCap and job performance has not been investigated in Sri Lankan context. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of PsyCap of employees on their job performance in the banking sector in Sri Lanka.The data were randomly collected from a sample of 176 managers and 357 non-managerial employees in the banking sector in Sri Lanka. A questionnaire was administered among the employees to measure their PsyCap and job performance. The collected data were analyzed using correlation coefficient and regression analysis. The results of the study indicated that PsyCap had significantly and positively correlated with job performance. Therefore it is recommended to improve the overall employees’ PsyCap in order to increase employees’ job performance.

Source: SSRN Electronic Journal

Authors: U.W.M.R. Sampath Kappagoda, Hohd. Zainul Fithri Othman, W.P.G. de Alwis

Institutions: Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Management and Science University, University of Colombo

Language: English

Topic: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2904849992

Cites: 36

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10