The Effects of Psychological Capital on Task and Contextual Performance: A Research on Police Organization

Year 2014, Volume: 14 Issue: 1, 115 - 124, 01.02.2014

Sema Polatcı

Abstract

One of the most important features of psychological capital is to play an effective role on performance and the antecedents of performance. Therefore this study was conducted to analyze howsub-dimensions of psychological capital (selfefficacy, hope, optimism and resilience) individually and as a composite higher-order factor predicted performance and sub-dimensions of performance. The data obtained fromthe policein the province ofTokatwere subjected toregression analysis. According to the results, total psychological capital affects total performance, task performance and contextual performance. From sub-dimensions of psychological capital only resilience affects total performance, task performance and contextual performance; and hope sub-dimension affects total performance and task performance

Keywords

Psychological capital, performance, task performance, contextual performance

Psikolojik Sermayenin Görev ve Bağlamsal Performans Üzerindeki Etkileri: Polis Teşkilatında Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Psikolojik sermayenin en önemli özelliklerinden birisi, iş performansı ve performansın öncülleri üzerinde etkin bir rol oynamasıdır. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada psikolojik sermaye kavramının bir bütün olarak ve alt boyutlarının (özyeterlilik, ümit, iyimserlik ve dayanıklılık) performans ve performans alt boyutları üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Tokat il merkezinde görev yapan polislerden elde edilen veriler regresyon analizine tabi tutulmuştur. Sonuçlara göre toplam psikolojik sermaye performans üzerinde önemli ölçüde etkili olurken, psikolojik sermayenin tüm alt boyutları performans üzerinde aynı şekilde etkili olmamıştır. Psikolojik sermayenin alt boyutlarından sadece dayanıklılığın hem toplam performansı hem de iki performans boyutunu anlamlı ve pozitif yönde etkilediği, ümit alt boyutunun ise toplam performansı ve görev performansını anlamlı ve pozitif yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir

Keywords

Psikolojik sermaye, performans, görev performansı, bağlamsal performans

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