THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT, WORK AUTONOMY AND CHALLENGE ON POSITIVE EVALUATION IN THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
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https://doi.org/10.60101/rmuttgber.2024.275765Keywords:
Leadership and Support, Work Autonomy and Challenge, Positive EvaluationAbstract
The purpose of this research is to explore, within the software and information technology services industry, how leadership and support, work autonomy and challenge can influence employees' positive evaluation of the organization. To achieve this objective, the study focused on professionals employed in the Chinese software and information technology services industry. Employing a quantitative research approach, data were collected from 613 survey responses in six cities and provinces, namely Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Sichuan, which constitute 65.5% of the workforce in this industry. The statistical results indicate that in this industry, leadership and support, work autonomy and challenge have a positive and significant impact on employees' positive evaluation of the organization. Moreover, there are certain differences in the impact effects between leadership and support, work autonomy and challenge. The findings provide insights for industry leaders to take measures to enhance employees' positive evaluation of the organization, thereby promoting employee team or organizational engagement and contributing to organizational development.
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