Edem Maxwell Azila-Gbettor, Stanley Nelvis Glate and Ben Q. Honyenuga
The study investigates the two-way serial mediation of academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in the nexus between team learning and perceived academic performance among…
Abstract
Purpose
The study investigates the two-way serial mediation of academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in the nexus between team learning and perceived academic performance among university students in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
About 835 samples were selected using stratified sampling techniques from three technical universities that participated in the study. The data gathered using a self-reported questionnaire was analysed using SEM-PLS.
Findings
The findings reveal that team learning directly improves students’ academic self-efficacy, perceived academic performance and growth mindset. Academic self-efficacy and growth mindset separately, serially and bidirectionally mediate the relationship between team learning and perceived academic performance.
Practical implications
The results emphasize the need to foster a growth mindset among students. Additionally, educational policymakers should consider incorporating academic self-efficacy and growth mindset in students’ team learning processes to promote effective learning outcomes.
Originality/value
One of the first studies to have examined academic self-efficacy and growth mindset as a two-way serial mediation between team learning and perceived academic performance among university students.
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Eli Ayawo Atatsi, Edem M. Azila-Gbettor, Ben Q. Honyenuga, Martin K. Abiemo and Christopher Mensah
The study investigates the serial mediation of psychological ownership and workplace innovation in the nexus between organizational leadership and employee performance among…
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Purpose
The study investigates the serial mediation of psychological ownership and workplace innovation in the nexus between organizational leadership and employee performance among healthcare workers in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
Six hundred and thirty-seven samples were selected using convenience sampling technique. The data gathered using self-reported questionnaire were analyzed using SEM-PLS.
Findings
The findings reveal that organizational leadership directly improves healthcare employee’s psychological ownership, workplace innovation and employee performance. Psychological ownership and workplace innovation separately and serially mediate the relationship between organizational leadership and healthcare employees’ performance.
Practical implications
The study highlights the significant influence of organizational leadership, psychological ownership and workplace innovation on the performance of healthcare employees. Healthcare organizations ought to allocate resources toward leadership development strategies to foster a favorable work atmosphere that promotes innovation and enables employees to assume ownership of their tasks and contribute to continuing enhancement, ultimately leading to enhanced performance.
Originality/value
This research is a pioneering study on serial mediation of psychological ownership and workplace behavior in the association between organizational leadership and performance in healthcare settings in Ghana.
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Martin Kwasi Abiemo, Edem M. Azila-Gbettor, Eli Ayawo Atatsi, Ben Q. Honyenuga and Christopher Mensah
This study, respectively, explored the mediating and moderating influences of psychological availability and ethical leadership on the relationship between occupational stress and…
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Purpose
This study, respectively, explored the mediating and moderating influences of psychological availability and ethical leadership on the relationship between occupational stress and project performance among construction workers in Ghana.
Design/methodology/approach
Employing partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4, this quantitative cross-sectional study analysed survey data from 677 construction project workers who were recruited through simple random sampling technique.
Findings
The results demonstrate that occupational stress negatively predicts both project performance and psychological availability of construction project workers. Psychological availability and ethical leadership mediate and moderate the stress-project performance relationship, respectively.
Practical implications
The findings suggest that ethical leadership and attention to psychological well-being are key to managing occupational stress and enhancing project performance in high-stress environments like construction.
Originality/value
This study contributes to the understanding of occupational stress in project management by integrating psychological and leadership factors through conservation of resource theory, social exchange theory and the job demands-resources model.