scholarly journals The Role of Personality Trait and Quality of Work Life on Job Performance With Work Engagement as a Mediator

Author(s):  
Dhindayanti Putri ◽  
Zamralita ◽  
Rita Markus Idulfilastri



2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 52-66
Author(s):  
Bandar Ersan Alown ◽  
Mahadzirah Mohamad ◽  
Fazida Karim

Employees in the hotel industry are the key personnel who contribute to giving guests the satisfactory experience they expect. Therefore, it is important that every employee strives to improve his/her job. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of job satisfaction, leadership style, and organisational structure on job performance, with the moderating role of quality of work-life among employees working in Jordanian hotels. The study explores the perceptions of employees working in five-star hotels in Jordan in order to verify the validity and reliability of the study instrument. The study was applied to a small sample, and SPSS analysis software was used. The study validated the reliability of the instrument in conducting a preliminary study, obtaining reasonable normality and highly reliable coefficients of measures (0.927-0.986). The study validated the effectiveness of the instrument that examined different specific antecedents of job performance.



2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-463
Author(s):  
Laila Meiliyandrie Indah Wardani ◽  
Muhamad Syafiq Anwar

Purpose: This study realizing the importance of psychological capital on employee's as well as individual components, this study addresses to investigate the mediating role of quality of work-life in the relationship between psychological capital and work engagement. Methodology: The data collected from 356 employees of multinational companies in Indonesia, with technique cluster sampling.  There are three measuring instruments used in this study namely the Quality of Work Life Model by Walton, which consists of 35 items; Implicit Psychological Capital (IPCQ) 24 items by Harm and Luthan, and The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) by Schaufeli and Bakker, which consists of 17 items. The analysis used mediation regression model no. 4 V3.0 PROCESS by Andrew F. Hayes. Main Findings: The results of this study indicate the quality of work-life partially mediated the relationship between psychological capital and work engagement. Psychological capital has both direct and indirect impacts to work engagement and quality of work-life as mediators. The result found a positive relationship between psychological capital and work engagement, psychological capital, and quality of work-life, also work engagement and quality of work-life. Applications: This study throws light on literature psychology, especially the industry and organization field. Also, as a torchlight in companies and employees to create and implement strategies and programs for the development of existing human resources. So that employees have the expected performance so that the goals of the company can achieve and employees feel involved in the company's development and generate feelings of confidence and sense of worth on his job. The results of this study also give some contributions to developing the existing body of knowledge, especially in positive psychology literature. Novelty/Originality: The critical role of Quality of work-life as a mediator on the relationship between psychological capital and work engagement among employees in Developing Countries.



2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Irmawati Irmawati ◽  
Alifa Sri Wulandari Kn

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan mengetahui secara empiris (1) pengaruhQuality of Work life terhadap Work engagement (2) pengaruh Self Determinationterhadap Work engagement (3) Pengaruh Job Performance terhadap Work engagement(4) pengaruh Quality of Worklife, Self Determintion, dan Job Performance secarasimultan terhadap Work engagement. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian iniadalah Quality of Worklife, Self Determintion, dan Job Performance sebagai variabelindependen dan Work engagement sebagai variabel dependen.Sampel dalam penelitianini adalah karyawan PT. Pamor Spinning Mill’s sebanyak 100 responden dengan teknikpengambilan sampel random sampling. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakankuesioner. Teknik analisis data yaitu analisis regresi berganda, uji F, dan uji t. Hasilanalisisuji t menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh secara parsial antara variabel independenterhadap variabel dependen sedangkan data uji F menunjukkanadanya pengaruh secarasimultan variabel Quality of Worklife, Self Determintion, dan Job Performance terhadapWork Engagement.



2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-552
Author(s):  
Khanh Tuan VUONG ◽  
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Sundary RAJAGOPAL ◽  
Premkumar RAJAGOPAL ◽  
Harwindar SINGH ◽  
...  


2021 ◽  
pp. 246-254

INTRODUCTION: Today, the importance of paying attention to human resources for the growth and development of relief organizations, such as the Red Crescent, emergency services, and fire stations, has been considered a key priority at the decisions and activities of the managers of these organizations. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of participation in relay sports on the quality of work life and job performance of relief forces with the mediating role of professional ethics in Mazandaran Province, Iran. METHODS: The present applied study was conducted based on a descriptive-survey approach. The statistical population of the study consisted of all relief forces, including firefighters, Red Crescent rescuers, and emergency service staff, (with unknown sample size) who participated in the Hogam relay sport. The research sample included 168 members of the above-mentioned forces who participated in an event related to the Hogam sport in Mazandaran Province, 2018. The samples were selected using the non-random convenience sampling method; regarding this, all participants in the mentioned event were entered into the research. The required data were collected using questionnaires, namely the Walton Quality of Work Life Questionnaire, Paterson Job Performance Questionnaire, Sports Questionnaire (developed by Taji et al., 2010), and Standard Professional Ethics Questionnaire (designed by Kadozir, 2002). FINDINGS: The results showed that participation in Hogam sport had a significant effect on job performance and quality of work life of relief workers with the mediating role of professional ethics. Therefore, it can be said that addressing this sport, which has its specific nature compared to other sports, can have a significant impact on the quality of work life and job performance of employees, which will be doubled by the observance of professional ethics. CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the managers of these organizations can take steps to implicitly and explicitly institutionalize professional ethics by addressing ethical complaints of employees and implementing programs of strengthening ethics in employees to improve the quality of employees' work life.



2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen Dinh Tho ◽  
Nguyen Dong Phong ◽  
Tran Ha Minh Quan

Purpose – Realizing the importance of psychological capital of marketers for their work, the authors aim to investigate the mediating role of quality of work life, job effort, and job attractiveness in the relationship between psychological capital and job performance of marketers in a transitioning market, Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach – To test the mediating role of quality of work life, job effort, and job attractiveness in the relationship between psychological capital and job performance, the authors used a survey data set collected from 696 marketers working for various types of firms in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Findings – The authors found that psychological capital has both direct and indirect impacts, mediated by quality of work life, job attractiveness, and job effort, on job performance of marketers. Practical implications – The findings suggest that firms should pay attention to psychological capital in their recruiting, training, and development programs. Originality/value – This study documents the mediating role of quality of work life, job effort, and job attractiveness in the relationship between psychological capital and job performance of marketers in a transitioning market, Vietnam.



2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tho D. Nguyen ◽  
Trang T. M. Nguyen

This study examines the roles of psychological capital (PsyCap) in job performance and quality of work life (QWL) of marketers in a transitioning market, Vietnam. It also investigates the impacts of marketers’ QWL on their job performance and quality of life (QoL). A test based upon a sample of 364 marketers in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City reveals that PsyCap has positive impacts on both job performance and QWL of marketers. In addition, QWL underlies both job performance and QoL of marketers. These findings confirm the importance of PsyCap in marketers’ work and lives in a transitioning market.



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