The Impact of Organizational Identity on Human Resource Productivity with a Focus on the Mediating role of Employee Voice: The Case study of staff at Physical Education Department Islamic Azad Universities
Subject Areas : Business ManagementGhasem Elyasi 1 , Alimohammd Amirtash 2 , Alimohammd Safania 3
1 - PhD student in Sport Management, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - . Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Employee Productivity, organizational identity, Employee Voice,
Abstract :
Human resources, which are considered as the most valuable asset in any organization, have long been proven as the most significant factor in the organizational chain of command. Therefore, the purpose of the current descriptive and correlational study was to investigate the impact of organizational identity on human resource productivity with a focus on the mediating role of employee voice among the staff at physical education department Islamic azad universities. The participants in this study were all the research population who formed the staff physical education at Azad universities of Iran in 1395 (N=300). The research data were collected via administration of the Organizational Identity Questionnaire (Miles & Ashforth, 1992), the Organizational Voice Questionnaire (Esmaeilzadeh, 1392) and a revised version of Employee Productivity Questionnaire (ACHIEVE Model Hersey & Goldsmith, cited in Shahsavari, 1991). 217 of the questionnaires that had been sent out to the participants were out of which 206 were complete. The research data obtained from the 206 questionnaires were analyzed via the Pearson Correlation, Multiple Linear Regression and Variance-Based Structural Equation Modeling. The findings showed significant relationship among organizational identity, employee voice and employee productivity. A significant relationship was also found between employee voice and its subscales with employee productivity. Employee voice seems to mediate the relationship organizational identity can have with employee productivity.
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Cheng, J. W., Lu, K. M., Chang, Y. Y., & Johnstone, S.(2013), Voice Behavior and Work Engagement: the Moderating Role of Supervisor‐Attributed Motives. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 51(1), 81-102.
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Cornelissen, J. P., Haslam, S. A., & Balmer, J.M.(2007), Social Identity, Organizational Identity and Corporate Identity: Towards an Integrated Understanding of Processes, Patternings and Products. British Journal of Management, 18(1), 1-16.
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Mahimani, M.(2012), The Effect of Organizational Silence on the Performance of Bank Employees. Master's Thesis, Guilan: Guilan University, (In Persian).
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Mousavi, M.(2014), The Relationship between the Dimensions of Organizational Identity with the Performance. Master's Thesis, Tehran: Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, (In Persian).
Munir, S., Abbasi, A. S., & Hassan, S.S.(2016), Implications of Managerial Perception, Employee Voice and Organizational Commitment in Telecom Sector of Pakistan. Science International, 28(2).
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Nasreesfahani, A., Radmehr, R., Hatampour, F., & Hatampour, E.(2013), The Impact of Organizational Identity, Self-Concept and Organizational Values on Organizational Silence. Health System Research, 10(4), 830-838, (In Persian).
Ng, T. W., & Feldman, D.C.(2012), Employee Voice Behavior: A Meta‐Analytic Test of the Conservation of Resources Framework. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 33(2), 216-234.
Prokopenko, J.(1987), Productivity Management: A Practical Handbook. International Labor Organization.
Salaghejeh, S., & Ahmadzadeh, S.(2014), Investigating the Impact of Transformational Leadership Managers on the Attitudes of Teachers to the Mediating Organizational Identity. Research Transformation Management, 12, 72-90, (In Persian).
Shahsavari, A.A.(2013), The Relationship between Management Style and Human Resources Productivity. Master's Thesis, Mahabad: Islamic Azad University, (In Persian).
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