Employee Engagement as A Mediating Variable in The Analysis of The Influence of Personality on Organizational Commitment

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries have acclimated their closest work and set diurnal Work from Home (WFH) schedules, so it is imperative for leaders to truly develop employee engagement and organizational commitment. This study aims to dissect the influence of personality on organizational commitment through employee engagement. This study uses a quantitative method with convenience sampling technique. The data were collected through the distribution of online questionnaires to 26 respondents. The data analysis technique used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that personality has a significant impact on employee engagement, and employee engagement also has a significant impact on organizational engagement. Personality, on the other hand, does not significantly affect organizational commitment. In a perfect brokerage relationship, personality has a significant impact on organizational commitment through employee engagement The results show that personality has a significant effect on employee engagement and employee engagement also has a significant effect on organizational commitment. Meanwhile, personality has no significant effect on organizational commitment. In the relationship between the three variables in the form of full mediation, personality has a significant effect on organizational commitment through employee engagement. Based on the results of the study, indicators that provide comfort for others, enthusiastic, and feel they have a close relationship with the company get the lowest score on filling out questionnaires, so companies need to improve these indicators, for example through training.