标题：Assessing Employee’s Perception of Relationship between Expert Power and Employee Productivity Behavior at Selected Muscat Governmental Organizations, Sultanate of Oman
期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2020
卷号：10
期号：10
页码：32-48
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i10/7916
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：The main purpose of the study is to assess the relationship between expert power and employee productivity behaviour in Muscat governmental organizations. This research adopts descriptive analytical methodology and the quantitative methodology is the main tool used to gain an in-depth perspective on the examined relationship. The research sample is 405 employees selected from four governmental organizations (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Housing, Public Authority for SME development and Ministry of Education) located in Muscat. The key finding of the study shown there was a positive relationship between expert powers with employee productivity behaviour in Muscat governmental organizations. This means that an increase in the value of expert power will cause an increase on employee productivity behaviour. Also, the study finds that the personal characteristics (Gender, Age and Qualifications) have an impact on employees’ productivity behaviour. In details, the males have more effect on employee productivity behaviour than females. The age range of more than 51 years old of the employees has more effect on productivity than the other different age groups. The employees holding secondary school certificate have more effect on productivity followed by ppostgraduates employees. Also, the study finds that the employees who have more than 16 years of experience have more effect on employee productivity behaviour. Furthermore, the study finds that an average of 82% of the employees working in Muscat governmental organizations agreed on the following statements: achieving the work assigned to them with great efficiency, having desire and ability to present ideas to improve working methods, having courage, enthusiasm and ability to do more productive works and find solutions related to work problems and finally have confidence to express their ideas and suggestions. The study concluded by suggesting that the policy makers should take into consideration the positive relationship between expert power and employee productivity behaviour by making sure that the selected or promoted leaders be given with the expert power.
