SELF-LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES - THE MEDIATING INFLUENCE OFSELF-EFFICACY

A key foundation of empowering organizations is employee self-leadersh ip. This study examines the effects of self-leadership skills and self -efficacy perceptions on performance. Structural equations modeling de termined whether the influence of self-leadership on performance is me diated by self-efficacy perceptions. Results for the sample of 151 res pondents indicated self-leadership strategies had a significant effect on self-efficacy evaluations, and self-efficacy directly affected per formance. Further, self-efficacy perceptions were found to fully media te the self-leadership/performance relationship. Theoretical and pract ical implications are discussed. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.