Investigating employee energy in public organizations: antecedents and consequences

Subject Areas : Transformational Human Resources

Esmaeil Kakehbaraei ¹ , Mansour Irandoost ² , Jamal Adhami ³ , Reza Salehi ⁴

1 - Ph.D. Candidate of Organizational Behavior Management, Department of Management, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.

Received: 2023-03-09 Accepted : 2023-05-01 Published : 2023-05-20

Keywords: Consequence, Public Organizations, antecedents, Employee energy,

Abstract :

Background and aims: In recent years, employee energy has become an important topic in management literature and an emerging concept. The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors affecting the energy of employees in public organizations and to determine its consequences.Method: The current research method, which was implemented quantitatively, is applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of descriptive research method, and correlation type. The statistical population of this research is the employees and managers of government organizations in Kermanshah city. The sample size is 150 people who were selected by equal stratified random sampling. The tool for collecting research data is a questionnaire, which has been validated through formal and structural validity and its reliability through Cronbach's alpha test. The method of structural equation model with the help of Smart PLS software has been used to test the hypotheses. Results: The results showed that the employee's energy has a direct and meaningful relationship with the variables of humor, enthusiasm, self-efficacy, and effective communication. In addition, employee energy has a direct and significant relationship with variables of learning, creativity, job performance, job satisfaction, and self-actualization.Conclusion: Results of this research show that strategic attention to the factors affecting the employee's energy leads to consequences that play a significant role in the realization of individual goals and organizational goals.