The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul

Majd Hamsho; Murat Yaslioglu

doi:10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498

The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul

Abstract

This study investigates the relationships between goal attainment perception (GAP), team performance (TP), and motivation potential score (MPS). Another purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not there is a mediating role for motivation potential scores in the relationship between goal attainment perception and team performance. The research was carried out in Istanbul, Turkey, and data were obtained from 54 Syrian employees in different occupational positions. Three questionnaires were used to meet that requirement. In addition, the results of the research show that goal attainment perception directly affects team performance and the motivation potential score. The motivation potential score partially mediated the relationship between goal attainment perception and team performance. The originality of the research lies in its attempt to explore the relations between employees’ goal attainment perception, motivational potential outcome, and team performance, as well as applying that model to a sample of Syrian employees residing and working in Istanbul. As far as we are aware, the combination of these variables within the specified demographic and cultural context has not been the subject of comprehensive examination in past research.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Majd Hamsho ^*
0009-0004-0506-8626
Türkiye

Murat Yaslioglu
0000-0003-2464-5439
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

September 4, 2025

Publication Date

August 26, 2025

Submission Date

January 27, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 20, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 54 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498

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https://izlik.org/JA48DX92SL

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APA

Hamsho, M., & Yaslioglu, M. (2025). The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul. Istanbul Business Research, 54(2), 200-213. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498

AMA

1.Hamsho M, Yaslioglu M. The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul. IBR. 2025;54(2):200-213. doi:10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498

Chicago

Hamsho, Majd, and Murat Yaslioglu. 2025. “The Mediating Role of the Motivation Potential Score in the Relationship Between Goal Attainment Perception and Team Performance Among Syrian Employees in İstanbul”. Istanbul Business Research 54 (2): 200-213. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498.

EndNote

Hamsho M, Yaslioglu M (August 1, 2025) The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul. Istanbul Business Research 54 2 200–213.

IEEE

[1]M. Hamsho and M. Yaslioglu, “The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul”, IBR, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 200–213, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498.

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Hamsho, Majd - Yaslioglu, Murat. “The Mediating Role of the Motivation Potential Score in the Relationship Between Goal Attainment Perception and Team Performance Among Syrian Employees in İstanbul”. Istanbul Business Research 54/2 (August 1, 2025): 200-213. https://doi.org/10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498.

JAMA

1.Hamsho M, Yaslioglu M. The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul. IBR. 2025;54:200–213.

MLA

Hamsho, Majd, and Murat Yaslioglu. “The Mediating Role of the Motivation Potential Score in the Relationship Between Goal Attainment Perception and Team Performance Among Syrian Employees in İstanbul”. Istanbul Business Research, vol. 54, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 200-13, doi:10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498.

Vancouver

1.Majd Hamsho, Murat Yaslioglu. The mediating role of the motivation potential score in the Relationship between goal attainment perception and team Performance among syrian employees in İstanbul. IBR. 2025 Aug. 1;54(2):200-13. doi:10.26650/ibr.2025.54.1627498