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Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volume 9 Issue 1, Pages 72 - 78

Published Online: 10 Feb 2006

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Psychological empowerment, job satisfaction and performance among Filipino service workers
Ma. Regina M. Hechanova 1 , Ramon Benedicto A. Alampay 2 and Edna P. Franco 1
  1 Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights ,   2 Asian Institute of Tourism, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Correspondence to  Ma. Regina M. Hechanova, Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines. Email: rhechanova@ateneo.edu
Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd with the Asian Association of Social Psychology and the Japanese Group Dynamics Association 2006
KEYWORDS
empowerment • Filipino • job satisfaction • performance • service

ABSTRACT

The present study surveyed 954 employees and their supervisors to determine the relationship of empowerment with job satisfaction and performance in five different service sectors: hotels, food service, banking, call centers, and airlines. Psychological empowerment was positively correlated with both job satisfaction and performance. Although intrinsic motivation was associated with higher levels of empowerment and job satisfaction, contrary to hypothesis, intrinsic motivation did not moderate the relationship between empowerment and job satisfaction and performance. Men reported greater empowerment than women even when job level and performance were controlled for. Cross-industry analyses indicated differences in empowerment across different types of service sectors with employees in call centers reporting less empowerment compared to employees in hotel, airlines, food establishments, and banks.


DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1467-839X.2006.00177.x About DOI

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