Role of self-efficacy and its antecedents on graduates' job satisfaction
by Subathini Priyadharsan; Arumugam Saravanabawan
EuroMed J. of Management (EMJM), Vol. 6, No. 3, 2024

Abstract: Self-efficacy is a crucial tool for employees to recognise their skills and abilities and to identify who they are; moreover, it provides the fullest support to complete the task in a fruitful way. People with a high level of self-efficacy are shown to possess enhanced job satisfaction and longer employment retention. Especially, this research is applied to public sector organisations in Sri Lanka. Previous studies have shown that employees in the public sector report lower levels of job satisfaction and tend to join this sector for job security. This phenomenon has also been observed in public sector organisations in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, there is currently a lack of research on the topic of self-efficacy in Sri Lanka, therefore, this research aims to bridge this gap. The objectives of the research are to identify self-efficacy and its antecedents influence on job satisfaction, and to find out the moderation effect of job security between self-efficacy and job satisfaction. This is quantitative research; the selected sample was 1,132 graduates, and for analysis purposes, we used the SMART PLS 4. This research found that self-efficacy and its antecedents influence job satisfaction in various ways. However, it failed to identify the role of job security as a moderator between self-efficacy and job satisfaction. This research will provide useful insights to the public sector, private sector, policymakers, etc.

Online publication date: Wed, 25-Sep-2024

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