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The Role of Job Motivation in Predicting the Entrepreneurial Behavior of the Staff of the Martyr and Veterans Affairs Foundation Through Mediation of Self-Efficacy
Narges Ghanbari1 , Majid Moeenizadeh *2 , Mohammad Javad Asghari Ibrahimabad3
1- MSc of Clinical Psychology, School of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad-Iran
2- Ph.D. of Clinical Psychology, Assistant Professor , Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Email: moeinizadeh@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir
3- Associate Professor, Psychology Department, School of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract:   (1674 Views)
Introduction: One of the important requirements in any organization (whether public or private) is to acquire as much entrepreneurial behavior as possible, which will increase the performance of the organization.
Qbjective: The purpose of this research was the role of job motivation in predicting the entrepreneurial behavior of employees of the Martyr and Veterans Affairs Foundation with the mediation of self-efficacy.
Material and Methods: The method of the present research is a correlational description and Convenience sampling method . The population of this research included all the employees of the Martyr and Veterans Affairs Foundation of Mashhad city who worked in the year 1400-1401. Among all working people, 150 people were selected as a sample using Table Morgan. Data were collected using the self-efficacy questionnaire of Scherer et al., Morrison's entrepreneurial behavior scale, and Kitchener's career motivation scale, and finally, data analysis was done using SPSS version 26.
Results: The research data indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between job motivation and entrepreneurial behavior (r=./51, P<0.01); between job motivation and self-efficacy (r=./79, P<0.01); between self-efficacy and entrepreneurial behavior (r=./68, P< 0.01). Also, self-efficacy plays a mediating role in predicting entrepreneurial behavior based on job motivation (F = 53.11, P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this research, which are in line with the previous results, showed that it is possible to increase the entrepreneurial behavior of employees by considering job motivation, self-efficacy in the training programs of organizations.
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Behavior, Job Motivation, Self-Efficacy
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Psychology
Received: 2022/07/19 | Revised: 2023/06/22 | Accepted: 2023/06/24 | Published: 2023/10/2

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