An Interconnected Model of Work-Related Behavioral Orientations and Self-Rated Performance Among Garment Workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Working in garment production requires highly coordinated work in demanding physical and time-based environments. In such settings, a cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the relationships between employees’ perceptions of five different orientations (Responsibility, Discipline, Engagement-related orientation, Cooperation, and Adaptability) and their self-ratings of performance (measured in terms of three different dimensions, namely efficiency, effectiveness, and output quality) within 25 garment factories in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, involving 384 production employees. In partial least squares structural equation modeling, the direct effects of adaptability were strongest on efficiency and effectiveness, while those of responsibility were positive on all three variables. Meanwhile, discipline was strongly associated with responsibility, the engagement-related orientation, cooperation, and adaptability; responsibility was also linked with cooperation and adaptability. The engagement-related orientation did not show a unique association with any performance domain once the other four orientations were considered simultaneously. Taken together, the results suggest that self-rated performance is embedded in a broader configuration of self-regulatory, relational, and adaptive behavior rather than being explained by a single generalized attitude. Because the design was cross-sectional and all measures were self-reported, the associations are contemporaneous and should not be interpreted as causal.