Salaries, Performance and Mediating Effect of Altruistic Behavior : Fresh Statistical Evidence from the National Basketball Association

The objective of this study is to empirically examine the relationship between salary, job performance, and Altruistic Behavior and to verify whether there is any link between these three variables. Empirical research conducted by using regression analysis on a research sample of 30 National Basketball Association teams including 1566 players from the period 2012-2013 to 2015-2016. The findings of this study indicate that salary is positively correlated with altruistic behavior and also with job performance. In addition, altruistic behavior has a significant positive impact on job performance and exerts mediating effect between the relationship of salary and job performance.