Organizational commitment, self-efficacy and work engagement among Chinese employees in foreign IT companies: Basis for improved work performance framework

International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2023 Volume 11 Issue 7

Available Online: 25 August 2023

Author/s:

Cui, Xiao-Ning
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (xiao-ning@hpe.com)

Abstract:

In recent years, China has become a major player in the global economy, attracting foreign companies in various industries, including the information technology (IT) industry. For these companies, it is very important to understand the factors that affect the performance of Chinese employees, because employee work engagement is a very important factor in company operations. This research has done a very in-depth investigation in 7 IT foreign companies in China. Organizational Commitment, Self-Efficacy and Work Engagement are obtained as basis of the strategic plan to improve these practices. This study adopted a descriptive research design. Descriptive research is especially useful when the purpose of the research is to describe the characteristics of a particular population or phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to describe the organizational commitment, self-efficacy, and job engagement levels of Chinese employees in foreign-funded IT companies in China. By using a descriptive research design, researchers can collect and analyze data to provide a comprehensive and detailed description of these variables. The survey shows that the self-efficacy and organizational commitment of workers in foreign companies in the IT industry have certain effects on work engagement. Studies have shown that team members can work together and cooperate in the face of challenges and difficulties, showing high team effectiveness. Moreover, employees have a high emotional identity and sense of belonging to the organization and are full of vitality and passion for work. The results of this study provide important findings regarding self-efficacy, organizational commitment, and work engagement among Chinese IT foreign enterprise employees. These results provide a basis for further research and understanding of human resource management and performance improvement in this field. Finally, Improved Work Performance Model was developed, and the model and suggestions for the work engagement are obtained.

Keywords: organizational commitment, self-efficacy, work engagement, work performance, IT

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2023.1086

Cite this article:
Cui, X.-N. (2023). Organizational commitment, self-efficacy and work engagement among Chinese employees in foreign IT companies: Basis for improved work performance framework. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 11(7), 85-94. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2023.1086