The Correlation of Employees' Self-Efficacy Towards Work Performance among Businesses in the Municipality of Impasugong

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between self-efficacy and work performance among employees in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Municipality of Impasugong, Bukidnon. Grounded in Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (1986), the research focused on four dimensions of self-efficacy performance outcomes, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and physiological feedback and their influence on task performance, contextual performance, and counterproductive behaviors. A descriptive-correlational research design was employed, using a convenience sample of 150 employees. Data were collected through a modified, validated questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s rho correlation.
Findings revealed that participants exhibited very high self-efficacy, with the highest mean observed in physiological feedback 3.51, followed by performance outcomes 3.46, vicarious experiences 3.40, and verbal persuasion 3.29. Work performance was also reported as very high, particularly in task performance 3.65 and contextual performance 3.47, while counterproductive behaviors were minimal 3.39, indicating a Very High Level. Correlation analysis indicated a statistically significant positive relationship between overall self-efficacy and work performance, particularly in physiological feedback, performance outcomes, and vicarious experiences. Verbal persuasion, however, showed no significant correlation. Consequently, the null hypothesis was rejected for physiological feedback, performance outcomes, and vicarious experiences, but accepted for verbal persuasion.