Abstract
Identification and retention of talented workforce is of utmost importance in the current career scenario. This research studied mediating role of individual career self-management and tested a theoretical model examining direct and indirect relationships among perceived organizational support (POS), psychological empowerment (PE), individual career self-management (ICM) and affective commitment (AC). Data was collected from a sample of 270 IT employees designated as ‘talent’ in their respective organizations from the southern part of India. We employed structural equation modeling technique to test proposed research hypotheses. The result supported the idea that perceived organizational support and psychological empowerment positively affects individual career self-management. Individual career self-management was the significant antecedent of affective commitment. Regarding mediation hypothesis, individual career self-management was found to fully mediate the relationship between psychological empowerment and affective commitment. Further, it acted as partial mediator between perceived organizational support and affective commitment. Implication for future research and practices are discussed.
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Yogalakshmi, J.A., Suganthi, L. Impact of perceived organizational support and psychological empowerment on affective commitment: Mediation role of individual career self-management. Curr Psychol 39, 885–899 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9799-5
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