How do work characteristics affect job performance? An investigation in Vietnam

This study aims to examine how work characteristics influence employee performance through the mediating role of job-based psychological ownership in a developing country. The research employed 432 Vietnamese employees from 10 manufactories located in three regions of Vietnam: The North, the Middle...

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Published inCogent business & management Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
Main Author Trang, Pham Thu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 31.12.2022
Cogent
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Developing countries
developing economy
Employee attitude
Employee behavior
Employees
Human capital
Human resource management
Identity
in-role performance
Job performance
job-based psychological ownership
LDCs
Literature reviews
Personnel selection
Productivity
Structural equation modeling
work characteristics
Work environment
Vietnam
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Summary:This study aims to examine how work characteristics influence employee performance through the mediating role of job-based psychological ownership in a developing country. The research employed 432 Vietnamese employees from 10 manufactories located in three regions of Vietnam: The North, the Middle and the South of Vietnam. The results reveal that job-based psychological ownership mediates four relationships between task identity, task significance, autonomy, feedback, and in-role performance. Unexpectedly, skill variety, the remaining work characteristic considered here, does not impact job-based psychological ownership, meaning that here the mediating role of job-based psychological ownership does not exist. This paper concludes with discussions and recommendations for Vietnamese businesses.
ISSN:2331-1975
2331-1975
DOI:10.1080/23311975.2022.2116801