The Effect Of Empowerment On Job Performance: The Mediat？ng Role Of Organizational Support

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of empowerment on the employees’ job performance and the mediating role of organizational support on this effect. The relationship between the aforementioned variables is analyzed by using a set of statistical techniques, i.e., factor analysis, regression analysis, and sobel tests. The data used in the analysis is obtained through questionnaires filled out by 421 employees of the private hospitals in health sector in Mersin. The results of the analysis indicate that empowerment affects job performance positively and organizational support has a partial mediating role in that effect