Antecedents and consequences of employee engagement revisited

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Saks
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Job Characteristic ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Purpose In 2006, Saks (2006) published one of the first empirical studies of the antecedents and consequences of employee engagement. Since then dozens of studies on engagement have been published and most of them have used the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) to measure work engagement. The purpose of this paper is to revisit Saks (2006) to try and address some issues that have arisen during the last ten years and to assess the generalizability of his findings and model using the UWES measure of work engagement and single-item measures of job and organization engagement. Design/methodology/approach Additional analyses was conducted using the data from Saks (2006) including measures of each job characteristic, the use of the UWES measure of work engagement, and single-item general measures of job engagement and organization engagement. In addition, a review of engagement research was conducted as well as research that used Saks’ (2006) measures of job engagement and organization engagement. Findings The results indicate that skill variety is the main job characteristic that predicts job engagement. The results of the analysis using the UWES measure of work engagement found that job characteristics and perceived organizational support are significant predictors of work engagement, and work engagement predicts job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior and intentions to quit and mediates the relationship between the antecedents and the consequences. Similar results were found using the single-item measures of job engagement and organization engagement. A review of the engagement literature indicates general support for the Saks (2006) model of the antecedents and consequences of employee engagement and for his measures of job and organization engagement. A revised and updated model is provided with additional antecedents and consequences. Practical implications The results indicate that organizations can drive employee engagement by focusing on skill variety as well as providing social support, rewards and recognition, procedural and distributive fairness, and opportunities for learning and development. In addition, organizations can assess employee engagement more frequently and easily by using single-item measures of job and organization engagement. Originality/value This paper provides an update and revision of the Saks (2006) model of employee engagement and suggests that the main findings are similar when using the UWES measure of work engagement and single-item general measures of job engagement and organization engagement.

Organization engagement: a review and comparison to job engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Saks ◽  
Jamie A. Gruman ◽  
Qian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeEmployee engagement has received a considerable amount of research attention over the last decade. However, most of the research has been on job or work engagement. Much less attention has been given to organization engagement, which is a distinct but related target of employee engagement. In this paper, we review the research on organization engagement and identify how it has been measured, its antecedents and consequences and how it compares to job engagement.Design/methodology/approachThis paper provides a narrative review of 40 studies that have measured organization engagement. Most of these studies have been published in the last five years, and they come from 20 different countries. The majority of studies also measured job or work engagement.FindingsMost studies used Saks' (2006) measure of organization engagement. Many antecedents have been found to be related to organization engagement; however, those most often studied and consistently related to organization engagement are organizational-related resources such as perceived organizational support (POS), justice perceptions, corporate social responsibility (CSR), organizational structural factors, organizational climate and HR practices. Organization engagement has been found to be positively related to job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), job performance and organizational performance and negatively related to intention to quit. Organization engagement has also been found to partially or fully mediate the relationship between antecedents and consequences. In comparison to job engagement, organization engagement scores tend to be lower, and there are meaningful differences in the antecedents and consequences of organization engagement and job engagement. A number of studies found that organization engagement was more strongly related to several of the consequences than job engagement.Practical implicationsThe results of this review indicate that organization engagement is as important if not more important than job engagement when it comes to its relationship to some of the consequences of employee engagement. Organizations should include a measure of organization engagement in employee surveys and focus on improving organization engagement by providing a supportive work environment, ensuring that employees have positive perceptions of justice, increasing CSR initiatives, providing a variety of human resources (HR) practices and improving organizational climate.Originality/valueThis paper provides the first comprehensive review of research on organization engagement and offers a new model of the antecedents and consequences of organization engagement and compares organization engagement to job engagement.

Antecedents and outcomes of perceived organizational support: a literature survey approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 867-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Riggle et al.’s (2009) and Rhoades and Eisenberger (2002) literature surveys are the latest available studies on antecedents and outcomes of perceived organizational support (POS). Riggle et al. work considered studies on outcomes of organizational support (1986-2006), while Rhoades and Eisenberger worked on both antecedents and consequences (1986-2002). There are seven years since no work has been done on the outcomes and almost 12 years since no work has been done on the antecedents of POS. Considering the gap, the paper aims to investigate the antecedents and outcomes of POS. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 170 studies were included in meta-analysis containing at least one of the antecedent or outcomes. Riggle et al. included 167 studies, while Rhoades and Eisenberger study covered 70 studies in their literature survey studies for the period of 1986-2006. This study adds value to the work of Riggle et al., by looking at the studies conducted from January 2007 to September 2013; and Rhoades and Eisenberger by investigating the antecedents of POS from January 2003 to September 2013. Findings – Findings of the study revealed that POS is largely influenced by justice, growth opportunities, supervisor support, and coworker support. While having a profound look at the outcomes it is evident that POS significantly influence employee engagement, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment; while its impact on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intentions is moderate. Practical implications – This research endeavor leaves a valuable message for management as POS is noticed to have profound effects on employee attitudes and behaviors at work. Originality/value – This study adds value by offering meta-analysis of the antecedents and outcomes of POS for latest available literature (i.e. 2003-2013 for antecedents and 2007-2013 for outcomes).

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND JOB SATISFACTION ON ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR AT PT. RIZKI ASA BUANA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-120
Author(s):  
Imaduddin al azzam Azzam ◽  
Widya Parimita ◽  
Christian Wiradendi Wolor
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
A Value ◽  
Data Collection Technique

The objectives of this study are: 1) To find out the description of work engagement, job satisfaction and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) for employees of PT. Rizki Asa Buana on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152. 2) To determine the effect of Work Engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) on employees of PT. Rizki Asa Buana on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152. 3) To determine the effect of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) on employees of PT. Rizki Asa Buana on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152. 4) To find out how much the contribution of Job Engagement and Job Satisfaction to Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) for employees of PT. Rizki Asa Buana on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152. This research was conducted on 135 employees of PT. Rizki Asa Buana on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152. The data collection technique used survey and interview methods, namely by interviewing employees one by one and distributing questionnaires which were then processed using the SPSS program. This research uses descriptive and explanatory analysis. The results obtained from the regression show that there is a positive and significant influence between Work Engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behavior and a positive and significant influence between Job Satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behavior and the research model of Job Engagement and Job Satisfaction can predict Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Pt. Rizki Asa Buana which is on Jl. Manggul jaya no.9 (base 4) cikiwul, bantar gebang. Bekasi 17152 with a value of Fcount> Ftable (62.091> 2.70) and significance (0.000 <0.05). Keyword: Employee Engagement, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB).

Perceived organizational support and its outcomes

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 627-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishfaq Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Musarrat Nawaz ◽  
Ghulam Ali ◽  
Talat Islam
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Perceived Organizational Support ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – Riggle et al.’s (2009) research of 20 years literature (1986-2006) is the latest available meta-analysis on perceived organizational support and outcomes. There are seven years since no work has been done to see the changes in the research and its emphasis, which is the main target of this research. This study aimed at five major outcomes: employee engagement, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intentions. Design/methodology/approach – Hundred and twelve studies were included in meta-analysis containing at least one of the outcomes. Riggle et al. included 167 studies in their investigation from 1986 to 2006. This study adds value to the work of Riggle et al. by looking at the studies conducted from January 2007 to April 2014. Findings – Findings of the study revealed that perceived organizational support had a strong positive impact on employee engagement, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, while its impact on organizational citizenship behavior and turnover intentions is moderate. Originality/value – This study adds value by offering meta-analysis of the perceived organizational support and its outcomes for latest available literature (i.e. 2007-2014).

The influencing outcomes of job engagement: an interpretation from the social exchange theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 873-889 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Yin
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Exchange Theory ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social

Purpose Job engagement is a positive, fulfilling, work-related state of an individual, the perfect link between individual characteristics, job factors and job performance and the important path of an organization creating competitive advantages. Based on the viewpoint of the social exchange theory, the study assumes that employees will generate different influencing outcomes, which are, in order, task performance, organizational citizenship behavior, job burnout and counter-productive work behavior (CWB), according to the degree to which they psychologically expect that job engagement could receive organizational rewards, and discusses the relationships between job engagement and task performance, organizational citizenship behavior and other variables. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from the employees working as the salesmen from 48 computer and computer parts sales companies. The questionnaires of the study were the paired questionnaires. In total, 150 supervisor questionnaires and 633 employee questionnaires have been distributed. Under every sales head, there were some employees. In total, 501 valid paired questionnaires were collected. AMOS 23.0 was employed to process the data in the structural equation modeling and the causal relationships among all the factors were explored. Findings The results revealed that employee job engagement had positive influence on task performance and organizational citizenship behavior and had negative influence on job burnout and counter-productive work behavior; among all the moderating variables, organizational justice just significantly and negatively moderates job engagement and CWB. Originality/value Job engagement is an actively and fully absorbing state of an individual in the work, the perfect link among individual characteristics, job factors and job engagement and the important path of an organization creating competitive advantages. Most of the past studies have explored the positive effects of job engagement. This study tries to explore the positive and negative effects of employee’s job engagement based on the social exchange theory.

Why employee engagement matters? Evidences from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in India

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Shrotryia ◽  
Kirti Saroha ◽  
Upasana Dhanda
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Action Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on the relationship between organizational commitment (OC) and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) as mediated by employee engagement (EE). The impact of different facets of OC (affective, continuance and normative) and EE (alignment, affectiveness and action-orientation) is examined with respect to OCB.Design/methodology/approachInsights from the literature underpin the hypotheses on how EE mediates the relationship between OC and OCB. Primary data using survey questionnaire were collected from 881 permanent employees of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in India. Hayes' model 4 has been used for the mediation analysis.FindingsThe analyses show that only one facet of OC- affective commitment and the alignment and action-orientation dimensions of EE positively affect OCB. The relationship between OC and OCB is fully mediated by EE.Practical implicationsThe results imply that engaging employees is pivotal for effectively fostering citizenship behavior among employees. Organizations should be willing to implement strategies and interventions which enhance the emotional experience of employees to foster a sense of belongingness with the organization and engage them.Originality/valueThe paper draws on a unique data set of a prestigious organization in India to provide insights with substantial degree of generalizability into the relationship between OC, OCB and EE, whilst applying a comprehensive definition of these constructs. It is the first study to examine the inter-relationship among different facets of these constructs.

Using the social exchange theory to explore the employee-organization relationship in the hospitality industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 670-692
Author(s):  
Jessica Vieira de Souza Meira ◽  
Murat Hancer
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Social Exchange Theory ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Service Oriented

Purpose This research developed a conceptual model for the hospitality industry based on the employee-organization relationship using the social exchange theory as the theoretical framework. This study aims to consider perceived organizational support as the psychological empowerment antecedent, while work engagement and service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior were considered as its outcome. This study also tested psychological empowerment as a mediator of these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered from a sample of frontline hotel employees and analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling. A total of 242 completed and validated questionnaires were used for the analysis. Findings Perceived organizational support had a significant relationship with psychological empowerment (through meaning, competence, self-determination and impact), which also had a significant relationship with work engagement (through meaning and impact) and service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior (through meaning, self-determination and impact). Psychological empowerment partially mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support with work engagement and service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/value Although psychological empowerment is receiving further empirical attention in the hospitality field, little is known about its antecedents and outcomes. Hence, this research extends previous studies using the social exchange theory to fill these literature gaps and create a conceptual model for the hospitality industry based on the employee-organization relationship.

A theoretical model of the antecedents and outcomes of employee engagement

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 249-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sowath Rana ◽  
Alexandre Ardichvili ◽  
Oleksandr Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Job Design ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Workplace Environment ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a theoretical model that links the major antecedents, outcomes, and moderators of employee engagement. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the first part of Dubin's two-part, eight-step theory-building methodology, and builds on existing research and empirical studies on engagement. In particular, the following five steps of the Dubin's methodology are addressed in this study: units (or concepts) of the theory, laws of interaction among the units, boundaries of the theory, system states of the theory, and propositions of the theory. Findings – The proposed theoretical model of employee engagement identifies job design and characteristics, supervisor and co-worker relationships, workplace environment, and HRD practices as the major antecedents to employee engagement. The paper also proposes that job demands and individual characteristics act as moderators to the relationships between job design and characteristics, supervisor and co-worker relationships, workplace environment, and employee engagement. Finally, it is proposed that employee engagement is related to three major organizational outcomes: job performance, turnover intention (inverse relationship), and organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/value – This paper addresses the paucity of structured literature on the antecedents and outcomes of employee engagement and presents a comprehensive, holistic model that offers a logical ground on which empirical indicators and hypotheses could be further identified and tested to verify the theory.

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