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<bold>Background and purpose:</bold> Today’s dynamic environment is increasingly pressuring public organizations to be simultaneously flexible and efficient. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of organizational ambidexterity in the relationship between psychological capital and the perfor-mance of public organizations that have bureaucratic limitations to their activity and are not as competitive as the private sector.
<bold>Methods:</bold> A questionnaire was developed and distributed among the employees of Management and Planning Organizations in 31 provinces in Iran, and a total of 373 questionnaires were returned. The data was analysed using CFA to validate the measures, and then the mediating effects of organi-zational ambidexterity was tested.
<bold>Results:</bold> The results indicated the significant relationship between psychological capital and organizational performance (B=0.55) and the positive mediation effect of organizational ambidexterity on this relationship (0.333).
<bold>Conclusion:</bold> The findings can help managers of public organizations to enhance their organizational performance by strengthening psychological capital and ambidexterity.
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Background and purpose: Today’s dynamic environment is increasingly pressuring public organizations to be simultaneously flexible and efficient. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of organizational ambidexterity in the relationship between psychological capital and the perfor-mance of public organizations that have bureaucratic limitations to their activity and are not as competitive as the private sector.
Methods: A questionnaire was developed and distributed among the employees of Management and Planning Organizations in 31 provinces in Iran, and a total of 373 questionnaires were returned. The data was analysed using CFA to validate the measures, and then the mediating effects of organi-zational ambidexterity was tested.
Results: The results indicated the significant relationship between psychological capital and organizational performance (B=0.55) and the positive mediation effect of organizational ambidexterity on this relationship (0.333).
Conclusion: The findings can help managers of public organizations to enhance their organizational performance by strengthening psychological capital and ambidexterity.

Psychological Capital and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Ambidexterity

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Background and purpose: Today’s dynamic environment is increasingly pressuring public organizations to be simultaneously flexible and efficient. The purpose of...

Psychological Capital and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Ambidexterity

Published Online: Sep 23, 2022

Page range: 214 - 227

Received: Mar 16, 2022

Accepted: Jun 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2022-0014

Keywords
Organizational ambidexterity, Psychological capital, Organizational performance, Public Organizations

© 2022 Sohrab Ghanizadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Psychological Capital and Organizational Performance: The Mediating Role of Organizational Ambidexterity

Published Online: Sep 23, 2022

Page range: 214 - 227

Received: Mar 16, 2022

Accepted: Jun 15, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orga-2022-0014

KeywordsOrganizational ambidexterity, Psychological capital, Organizational performance, Public Organizations

© 2022 Sohrab Ghanizadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Organizational ambidexterity, Psychological capital, Organizational performance, Public Organizations