Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Satisfaction
Knowledge workers help organizations improve productivity and gain competitive advantage in the market. Since organizations have realized the importance of knowledge workers in organizational development, management has been focusing on the knowledge workers’ job performance, which ultimately imp...
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| author | Muhammad Awais Bhatti, Ariff Syah Juhari, Shishi Kumar Piaralal , Niriender Kumar Piaralal , |
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| description | Knowledge workers help organizations improve productivity and gain competitive advantage
in the market. Since organizations have realized the importance of knowledge workers in
organizational development, management has been focusing on the knowledge workers’ job
performance, which ultimately improves the organizational performance. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the mediating effects of the knowledge workers’ career satisfaction
Business and Management Horizons
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among career values, perceived organizational support and job performance. In this regard,
data was collected from 284 knowledge workers working in Saudi Arabian organizations and
it was analyzed using regression and Sobel test. The result of the analysis explain that career
satisfaction play a key role in knowledge workers’ job performance, and work as mediator
between career values, perceived organizational support and the knowledge workers’ job
performance. The findings of this study will be helpful for top management and HR
professionals to manage the knowledge workers’ job performance. Furthermore, the
mediating role of career satisfaction contribute to the body of knowledge and offer future
researchers opportunities to investigate other factors, which influence career satisfaction of
knowledge workers. This study also discussed some limitations which could be an avenue for
future research. Research on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers has never been done before.
Therefore, this study explores the effects of career values, perceived organizational support
and career satisfaction on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers’ job performance. (Abstract by authors) |
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| spelling | oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:13382021-05-29T08:49:10Z Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Satisfaction Muhammad Awais Bhatti, Ariff Syah Juhari, Shishi Kumar Piaralal , Niriender Kumar Piaralal , HD Industries. Land use. Labor HF5549.5 Personnel management Knowledge workers help organizations improve productivity and gain competitive advantage in the market. Since organizations have realized the importance of knowledge workers in organizational development, management has been focusing on the knowledge workers’ job performance, which ultimately improves the organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating effects of the knowledge workers’ career satisfaction Business and Management Horizons ISSN 2326-0297 2017, Vol. 5, No. 2 14 among career values, perceived organizational support and job performance. In this regard, data was collected from 284 knowledge workers working in Saudi Arabian organizations and it was analyzed using regression and Sobel test. The result of the analysis explain that career satisfaction play a key role in knowledge workers’ job performance, and work as mediator between career values, perceived organizational support and the knowledge workers’ job performance. The findings of this study will be helpful for top management and HR professionals to manage the knowledge workers’ job performance. Furthermore, the mediating role of career satisfaction contribute to the body of knowledge and offer future researchers opportunities to investigate other factors, which influence career satisfaction of knowledge workers. This study also discussed some limitations which could be an avenue for future research. Research on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers has never been done before. Therefore, this study explores the effects of career values, perceived organizational support and career satisfaction on Saudi Arabian knowledge workers’ job performance. (Abstract by authors) Macrothink Institute 2017 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1338/1/Knowledge_Workers_Job_Performance_An_examination_o.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/bmh.v5i2.12138 Muhammad Awais Bhatti, and Ariff Syah Juhari, and Shishi Kumar Piaralal , and Niriender Kumar Piaralal , (2017) Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Satisfaction. Business and Management Horizons , 5 (2). pp. 13-35. ISSN 2326-0297 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1338/ |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor HF5549.5 Personnel management Muhammad Awais Bhatti, Ariff Syah Juhari, Shishi Kumar Piaralal , Niriender Kumar Piaralal , Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and Career Satisfaction |
| title | Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination
of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and
Career Satisfaction |
| title_full | Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination
of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and
Career Satisfaction |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination
of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and
Career Satisfaction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination
of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and
Career Satisfaction |
| title_short | Knowledge Workers Job Performance: An Examination
of Career Values, Perceived Organizational Support and
Career Satisfaction |
| title_sort | knowledge workers job performance: an examination
of career values, perceived organizational support and
career satisfaction |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor HF5549.5 Personnel management |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/bmh.v5i2.12138 http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/bmh.v5i2.12138 |