Supervisors’ Coaching Behavior and Employee Engagemenet in Military Organizations: The Mediating Effect of Organizational Identification

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of supervisor coaching behavior on employee engagement and the mediating role of organizational identification within a military context. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted using questionnaires administered to 200 officers and NCOs with less than five years of service in the military organization. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 27.0, and frequency analysis, exploratory factor analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis were performed. The results indicated that supervisor coaching behavior had a direct positive effect on employee engagement, and organizational identification was found to partially mediate the relationship between supervisor coaching behavior and employee engagement. Based on these findings, this study provided theoretical evidence regarding the influence of organizational identification as a mediating variable in the relationship between supervisor coaching behavior and employee engagement, and offered practical implications for promoting employee engagement in military organizations.