Psychological Entitlement and Employees Promotability: Analysis of the Mediating Role of Political Networking (Case study: Industrial and Mining Leasing Company)

Document Type : Management & Organization

Authors

1 Professor of Public Administration Department, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University

2 PhD student in Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University, Iran

3 Ph.D. student in Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University, Iran

Abstract

One of the most important ways to compensate for employee service in public and private companies is to apply a promotion policy from within and appoint people to higher positions and jobs in the organizational hierarchy. Some individual traits such as psychological Entitlement and the ability to communicate with powerful stakeholders have a significant impact on employee development. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of psychological Entitlement on the employee Promotability of the Leasing Industry and Mining Company with the mediating role of political networking. The present research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive correlation in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study was 148 employees of the Leasing Industry and Mining Company, and based on random sampling, 107 of them were selected as the sample. SPSS and Smart-PLS software were used to analyze the data. The results of data analysis show that psychological Entitlement, both directly and indirectly, through the mediation of political networking has a significant effect on employee promotability. The results of research in the field of psychological Entitlement and political networking have brought innovations and help managers of companies and organizations in understanding the effectiveness of psychological Entitlement on employee promotion through the mediation of political networking.

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  • Receive Date: 06 June 2020
  • Revise Date: 22 July 2020
  • Accept Date: 05 September 2020

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