The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy in the Relationship between Human Capital and Employee Performance (Case Study University of Mohaghegh Ardabili)
Bagher Asgarnezhad Nouri*, Mehran Baglachi** and Mohammad Ghaffari**
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili*
University of Mohaghegh Ardabili**
University of Tehran***

Abstract: Today, investigating manpower performance and identifying the factors influencing it has become one of the most significant priorities in human resource management research. Human capital and self-efficacy, as emerging organizational concepts, can play an important role in improving staff management. The objective of the present study is to investigate the intermediary role of self-efficacy in the relationship between human capital and staff performance at the University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil city, Iran. The study follows a descriptive-correlational procedure. The population of this research consists of all employees who work in departments, schools and various sections of University of Mohaghegh Ardabili whose total number is equal to 330. Sample size in this research considered to be 200 subjects. In order to select the sample members, stratified random sampling method was used. Data were collected through standard questionnaires and analyzed using correlation and regression procedures and the SPSS software program. Results indicate the significant positive effect of human capital and self-efficacy on staff performance. However, the effect of human capital on self-efficacy was not confirmed. Also, it was demonstrated that self-efficacy plays no mediating role in the relationship between human capital and staff performance, and human capital has no effect on self-efficacy.

Keywords: Human Capital, Staff Performance, Self-efficacy, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili