scholarly journals Work-related basic need satisfaction as a predictor of work engagement among academic staff in Turkey

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatoş Silman ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiana Colledani ◽  
Dora Capozza ◽  
Rossella Falvo ◽  
Gian Antonio Di Bernardo

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica van Wingerden ◽  
Daantje Derks ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report a study in which central propositions from the job demands-resources (JD-R) theory and self-determination theory (SDT) are used to examine the antecedents of performance during practical internships. The central hypothesis of this study was that job resources foster performance through basic need satisfaction and work engagement (sequential mediation).Design/methodology/approachAn empirical multi-source study among Dutch interns and their supervisors in various occupational sectors. The interns reported their level of resources, basic needs satisfaction and work engagement, whereas supervisors rated interns’ task performance (n=1,188 unique supervisor–intern dyads).FindingsThis study integrates insights of the JD-R theory – by examining the relations between job resources, work engagement and performance – with a central premise of the SDT – which maintains that basic need satisfaction is the fundamental process through which employees’ optimal functioning can be understood. The outcomes of the path analyses revealed that satisfaction of needs indeed accounted for the relationship between job resources and work engagement as supposed in the SDT (Deci and Ryan, 2000). Further, the sequential mediated relation between job resources and performance through basic need satisfaction and work engagement corroborates the JD-R theory (Bakker and Demerouti, 2014).Originality/valueAs far as the authors know, this is the first study that examined the sequential mediation from job resources to performance via basic need satisfaction and work engagement, among a large sample of intern–supervisor dyads, including the objective performance rating of their (internship) supervisors.


2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 688-697
Author(s):  
Samson Onyeluka Chukwuedo ◽  
Jane Nwakaego Egbri

The link between basic psychological needs satisfaction of employees and their engagement in other administrative organizations is relatively established. However, there is a paucity of research findings regarding this link in the educational organizations in general, and vocational education in particular. This research, therefore, determined the relations between work-related basic need satisfaction (WBNS), work engagement, and work motivation in aspects of vocational education. The participants were 299 business and technical education lecturers of the vocational education programme in Nigeria universities. The research utilized three scales, which were embedded in a questionnaire for data collection. The face and construct validity of the scales were established. Data analyses were performed with correlation, and regression of paths by applying 2000 re-samples bias-corrected (BC) bootstrapping method. The result revealed a significant positive WBNS-motivation, WBNS-engagement, and motivation-engagement relations. However, work motivation could not mediate the link in the research model. Keywords: basic need satisfaction, work engagement, work motivation, vocational education lecturers


Author(s):  
Anja Van den Broeck ◽  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Hans De Witte ◽  
Bart Soenens ◽  
Willy Lens

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiana Colledani ◽  
Dora Capozza ◽  
Rossella Falvo ◽  
Gian Antonio Di Bernardo

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-388
Author(s):  
Wouter Robijn ◽  
Martin C. Euwema ◽  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli ◽  
Jana Deprez

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between engaging leadership and open conflict norms in teams, with work engagement. A mediating role of basic needs satisfaction between these relations is proposed based on self-determination theory.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modeling was used with 133 employees who rated their leader, their team and their own basic need satisfaction and engagement to analyze the direct and indirect effects simultaneously.FindingsThe analysis confirmed that both engaging leadership and open conflict norms had an indirect effect on work engagement through basic needs satisfaction. Furthermore, engaging leadership was positively related with open conflict norms.Research limitations/implicationsThe current study adds to the validation of engaging leadership as it confirms that engaging leaders strengthen work engagement through basic need satisfaction. Furthermore, it shows that not only the leader is important, but the team can impact their well-being through the creation of other social resources as open conflict norms.Originality/valueThis paper provides evidence that not only leaders are important to increase work engagement through basic needs satisfaction but also other social resources, such as conflict management. This offers a brand new perspective and opportunities on how to increase work engagement using social resources as conflict management.


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