THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT IN CULTIVATING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL OF EMPLOYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a paper in the context of the role of psychological empowerment in cultivating employee psychological capital in organizations. This paper presents a literature review on psychological empowerment and psychological capital according to positive psychology. Psychological empowerment in cultivating the psychological capital of employees in organizations is practiced and conceptualized. Psychological empowerment refers to employees' internal motivation to perform a task and the importance of the job to them. Meanwhile, psychological capital includes all behaviors that can bring positive results for individuals and organizations. Some of the assumptions made to conceptualize empowerment have an impact on the psychological capital employees develop and the possible outcomes of psychological empowerment and psychological capital can also increase competitive advantage through organizational creativity.