Investigating the effect of in-service training on advisors' effectiveness through psychological empowerment
| Autor: | Farideh Dokaneheeifard, Mahnaz Jafari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Management Science Letters, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 521-524 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1923-9335 1923-9343 |
| DOI: | 10.5267/j.msl.2015.2.013 |
| Popis: | Efficiency is one of the fundamental concepts in any organization including ministry of education of Iran. Teachers and counselors are the main assets of this organization and education plays a key role in achieving the organization's goals. In-service training is a technique for improving the quality and effectiveness of the advisors. This paper presents a study on the effect of in-service training on advisors’ effectiveness through psychological empowerment. The study uses a questionnaire developed by Spreitzer (1995) [Spreitzer, G. M. (1995). Psychological empowerment in the workplace: Dimensions, measurement, and validation. Academy of management Journal, 38(5), 1442-1465.] to examine the effects of five variables; namely self- efficacy, self-determination, impact, meaningfulness and trust. Using structural equation modeling, the study has determined that all five psychological empowerment components had positive and meaningful effects on in-service training. In addition, in-service training maintained positive and meaningful impacts on all components on psychological empowerment. Moreover, in-service training positively influenced on psychological empowerment. |
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