The relationship between job demands, job resources and work engagement among administrative staffs in public university

Work engagement become very crucial in today's organization. There are quite number of organizations which are strive and implement work engagement in their workplace environment. Hence this study investigates the relationship between Job Demands (workload, work pressure), Job Resources (autono...

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The relationship between job demands, job resources and work engagement among administrative staffs in public university
description Work engagement become very crucial in today's organization. There are quite number of organizations which are strive and implement work engagement in their workplace environment. Hence this study investigates the relationship between Job Demands (workload, work pressure), Job Resources (autonomy and supervisor support) and work engagement. A total of 200 questionnaires was personally distributed to respondents from 9 faculties of administrative staffs in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) which in charge of students. Out of 200 questionnaires distributed, only 178 were returned, representing a response rate of 89.5%. Hypotheses for the relationship were tested using multiple regression analyses. Results showed that work pressure, autonomy and supervisor support was significantly positive related to work engagement. Implications of the findings, potential limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.
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spelling my-uum-etd.64982021-04-19T04:21:21Z The relationship between job demands, job resources and work engagement among administrative staffs in public university 2016 Nur Hidayah, Othman Mohd Isa, Mohd Faizal Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5548.7-5548.85 Industrial Psychology Work engagement become very crucial in today's organization. There are quite number of organizations which are strive and implement work engagement in their workplace environment. Hence this study investigates the relationship between Job Demands (workload, work pressure), Job Resources (autonomy and supervisor support) and work engagement. A total of 200 questionnaires was personally distributed to respondents from 9 faculties of administrative staffs in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) which in charge of students. Out of 200 questionnaires distributed, only 178 were returned, representing a response rate of 89.5%. Hypotheses for the relationship were tested using multiple regression analyses. Results showed that work pressure, autonomy and supervisor support was significantly positive related to work engagement. Implications of the findings, potential limitations, and directions for future research are discussed. 2016 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/6498/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/6498/1/s815148_01.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/6498/2/s815148_02.pdf text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Adel, A.Y.A. (2015). Work Engagement Amongst Academics in Jordan, PhD Dissertation Adiwayu Ansar Zainudtlin. (2012). The Relationship Between Workload, Job Satisfaction And Absenteeism Among Staff Nurses At Institut Jantung Negara (IJN), Master Dissertation A. Aganval, U.A. (2014). Linking justice, trust and innovative work behaviour to work engagement.Personne1 Review 43(1), 41-73 Albrecht, S.L. (2010). 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