The Impact of Self-Efficacy on Project Engagement in the software Development Projects:Moderating Role of Project Identification

Abstract

In the software development industries, companies face a lot of challenges like, limitation of efficient resources, workload, high pressure to meet deadlines, project failures, competitive work environment, etc. Projects are often associated with the lack of self-efficacy which impacts the employee’s engagement in project and their productivity in work as well therefore Self-efficacy becomes a critical factor for project engagement. This research aims to determine the impact of Self-efficacy on project engagement. Additionally, the moderating role of Project Identification has been checked in this relationship. The study employed a quantitative approach using survey for the collection of data. A sample size of 203 people is finalized from the people working on different projects of IT sector. We approached different software houses for this purpose. The results of the study added significant insights into the existing study based on Self-efficacy. Also, the study proved that there is no significant moderating effect of Project Identification on the relationship of Self-Efficacy and Project Engagement. The findings also provided the invaluable insights to the software industries so that they can imply those measures into their companies and get some fruitful results.