By Zongyu Yao
Year 2024
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate: 1) the effects of sustainable human resource management (SHRM) on teachers’ professional identity and job performance in Chinese public undergraduate universities under the appointment system, 2) the mediating role of professional identity between SHRM and job performance, 3) the mediating role of self-efficacy between SHRM and teachers’ professional identity and 4) the mediating role of organizational identity between professional identity and job performance.
The research methodology employed a mixed-methods approach, consisting of qualitative interviews with 8 teachers and a quantitative survey of 610 teachers. Qualitative data were analyzed using analytical induction, while quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS for hypothesis testing.
The results indicated that SHRM had a positive effect on teachers’ professional identity and job performance under the appointment system. Additionally, professional identity mediated the relationship between SHRM and job performance, self-efficacy mediated the relationship between SHRM and professional identity, and organizational identity mediated the relationship between professional identity and job performance. All results were statistically significant at the .001 level.