Participative Practices and In-Role Performance in the Korean Local Government: Focusing on an Individuals Perceptions of Human Resource Development Practices

Abstract

Considering inconsistent results in the extant literature regarding whether participative practices improve performance, we focused on the mediating roles of an individuals perception of human resource development practices, including training and career development, on the relationship between the two constructs. We began by examining the validity of the constructs under the study. Next, using structural equation modeling, we found that an individuals perception of career development fully mediates the relationships between the two participative practices, including participation and empowerment, and in-role performance. In addition, the findings indicated that individuals perception of training fully mediates the relationship between empowerment and performance, but failed to play a mediating role on the relationship between participation and performance.