Flow Experience as a Mediator between Antecedents and Extra-Role Performance among Hotel Employees in Sarawak, alaysia

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    • Mark Kasa
    • Zaiton Hassan
    • Jackelyn Ng
    2018-11-30
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.28.22573

  • Employees who go beyond their job description are regarded as highly prized employees by organizations. This extra-role performance is often seen as a key indicator of whether employees are performing well in their job. Past studies linked engagement to be positively related to job performance, yet there are a limited number of studies on flow and performance, particularly on extra-role performance. This study was conducted on 290 hotel employees in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia to examine the correlation between flow experience and extra-role performance. In addition, this study also looked into flow as the mediator between the antecedents (job demand and job resources) and extra-role performance. The study hypothesized that flow experience is instrumental in employees’ extra-role performance. The results of the study suggested that flow correlated with the employees’ directional behaviour at work and flow mediates the correlation between job resources and extra-role performance. It was also discovered that flow did not mediate the correlation between job demand and extra-role performance. The findings indicated the benefits and practicality of flow experience on the employees’ extra-role performance and also the pros of retrospective flow experience.

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    Kasa, M., Hassan, Z., & Ng, J. (2018). Flow Experience as a Mediator between Antecedents and Extra-Role Performance among Hotel Employees in Sarawak, alaysia. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.28), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.28.22573