Volume 08,Issue 04

Job Performance Analysis Based on Psychological Capital in a Private Organization (Case Study: Employees of a Private Organization in the City of Ahvaz, Iran)

Authors

Mohammad Roshanfekr

Abstract
Psychological capital is a positive psychological state and a realistic and flexible approach to life, which consists of four constructs: hope, optimism, resilience, and self-efficacy, and each of them is a positive psychological capacity. The current study aims to predict the job performance based on psychological capital. The parameters assessed includes self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience in the employees of a private organization in the City of Ahvaz, Iran. As part of this study a descriptive correlational and research sample which included 100 employees of a private organization in the City of Ahvaz were selected. The Luthans and Patterson’s Psychological Capital Job Performance Questionnaire was used in this research. The data was analyzed using simple Pearson correlation and regression analysis. The research findings shows that there is a significant correlation between self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism with job performance. The regression analysis results also showed that the job performance can be estimated using the predictor variables described above. Based on the results it was concluded that psychological capital is the main factor influencing the job performance among employees.

Keyword: Private organization, Job performance analysis, Psychological capital.

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