Role of Employee Networking Behavior in Predicting the Relationship between Perceived Supervisor Support and Career Satisfaction

This study aimed at exploring the role of employee networking behavior (NB)as an individual career self-management behavior of the relationship between perceived supervisor support (PSS) and career satisfaction (CS). An online survey was conducted based on the middle managers of commercial banks in Sri Lanka (N=86). Based on a regression analysis the study found that the PSS is positively associated with NB and CS whereas NB was positively associated with career satisfaction. The study also found that the NB mediates the relationship between PSS and CS. Current study suggests that the supervisor support promotes employees to network with others in the organization, which may experience greater success in facilitating employee career satisfaction. The outcomes of this research provide implications to the theories and models such as, social exchange theory, the extended model of the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) and the model of proactive behavior. The managerial implications, implications for future research and the limitations of the study are also discussed.