The Pattern of Causal Relation of Employees’ Cognitive Empowerment with Quality of Work Life and Organizational Socialization with the Mediating Role of Organizational Learning
Subject Areas : Applying human capital development models in developing human capital capabilitiesakbar amrahi 1 , davod ghoroneh 2
1 - Ferdosi University
2 -
Keywords: Cognitive empowerment, quality of work life, organizational socialization, organizational learning,
Abstract :
The present research was conducted aiming to investigate the causal relation of cognitive empowerment with quality of work life and organizational socialization considering the mediating role of organizational learning among the employees of Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. With regard to the faculty of service, 123 employees were randomly selected via stratified sampling in proportion to the size of the faculty. To collect data, four standard questionnaires were used including Richard Walton's Quality of Work Life (QWL) scale (1973), The Organizational Socialization Inventory by Taormina (1997), Cognitive Elements of Empowerment by Thomas and Velthouse (1990), and Nief’s Organizational Learning (2001). Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) via PLS software. Data analysis indicated that quality of work life and organizational socialization had no direct or significant effect on cognitive empowerment. On the other hand, the direct effect of quality of work life and organizational socialization on organizational learning was significant; also, the indirect effect of quality of work life and organizational socialization on cognitive empowerment was significant. According to the obtained results, it is essential and effective to highlight the mediating role of organizational learning in the explanation, prediction, and enhancement of cognitive empowerment of employees in organizations