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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Organizational Psychology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1402029

Individual Cognitive Empowerment and In-Role Performance: A Matched-Pair Study

Provisionally accepted
Jeniboy Kimpah Jeniboy Kimpah 1*Sebastiaan Rothmann Sebastiaan Rothmann 2Hazril I. Ibrahim Hazril I. Ibrahim 3Amar Hisham Jaaffar Amar Hisham Jaaffar 4Cinthia A. Vinahapsari Cinthia A. Vinahapsari 3Walton Wider Walton Wider 1Lester Naces Udang Lester Naces Udang 5*
  • 1 INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia
  • 2 North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
  • 3 University of Science Malaysia (USM), Penang, Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 5 Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani, Thailand

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    The study examines the model fit of individual cognitive empowerment, which includes psychological and environmental factors, and investigates the direct effect of environmental empowerment specifically work methods, work criteria, and work schedules on i n-role performance in Malaysia's E&E manufacturing firms. Data were obtained from 173 engineers and 173 managers, matched in pairs, who have worked together for at least one year in 73 E&E manufacturing firms. The study found that the model fit of psychological and environmental factors is stronger for individual cognitive empowerment. Work methods show a positive direct effect on in-role performance. However, work schedules and work criteria do not appear to have a direct effect on in-role performance. This study highlights the importance of considering work methods in the engagement between engineer and manager pairs in the E&E manufacturing sector to enhance in-role performance.

    Keywords: Environmental empowerment, In-role performance, E&E manufacturing sector, Economic productivity, cognitive empowerment

    Received: 16 Mar 2024; Accepted: 08 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Kimpah, Rothmann, Ibrahim, Jaaffar, Vinahapsari, Wider and Naces Udang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Jeniboy Kimpah, INTI International University, Nilai, 71800, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia
    Lester Naces Udang, Shinawatra University, Pathum Thani, 12160, Thailand

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