The Mediating Role of Job Crafting in The Effect of Self-Leadership on Employee Performance: The Case of Azerbaijan Banking Sector

The aim of this study is to focus on the effect of self-leadership behaviors on the employee performance of and the mediating role of job crafting in this effect. The scope of the research consists of 298 randomly selected employees working in banks operating in Azerbaijan. In the study, the 'Self-Leadership Scale', 'Employee Performance Scale' and 'Job Crafting Scale' developed by different researchers were used after obtaining certain permissions and re-validation and reliability analyzes were made. The research method was determined as qualitative and scanning design. Questionnaire method was used as data collection tool in the study. The data obtained were evaluated by making certain analyzes through the SPSS V28. As a result of the validity and reliability analysis of the scales used for self-leadership, employee performance and job crafting variables, it was calculated that the Cronbach Alpha coefficient of self-leadership was 0.787, the Cronbach Alpha coefficient of employee performance was 0.762, and job crafting was 0.704. According to the results obtained from the regression analysis, self-leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and job crafting. In addition, it has been determined that job crafting has a positive and significant effect on employee performance. Finally, as a result of the multiple regression analysis, it was concluded that job crafting and its sub-dimension task crafting provided a full mediating, while cognitive and relational dimensions provided partial mediation in the effect of self-leadership on employee performance.