Meaningfulness of Work and Employee Engagement: The Role of Affective Commitment

Prabhjot Kaur,Amit Mittal

doi:10.2174/1874350102013010115

Abstract

Background:Meaningfulness of work leads to positive job-related consequences, such as engaged, satisfied, productive, trustworthy, and devoted employees.Purpose:The main purpose of this research was to study the relationship between meaningfulness of work, employee engagement, and affective commitment. Further, this study is also examined the mediating influence of affective commitment on the relationship between meaningfulness of work and employee engagement.Methods:Researchers used a quantitative approach to collect data for the research by utilizing a cross-sectional survey design. The study included standardized scales and was conducted on 319 employees working in the service sector of Punjab and Chandigarh, India.Results:The findings of the given study confirmed a positive relationship between meaningfulness of work, employee engagement, and affective commitment.Conclusion:Moreover, affective commitment acts as a mediator on the relationship between the meaningfulness of work and employee engagement.

Highlights

Employees prefer to do work that is exciting, challenging, and interesting, and that enhances their feelings of self-regard and provides identity and meaning to their lives [1]
Podsakoff et al [60] have recommended that the occurrence of common method variance in the Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) resulted in either a single factor or a common factor accounting for the major covariance
It can be said that the Common Method Variance (CMV) does not constitute a problem in this study

Summary

Introduction

Employees prefer to do work that is exciting, challenging, and interesting, and that enhances their feelings of self-regard and provides identity and meaning to their lives [1]. A significant role of meaningfulness of work in enhancing the work-related consequences encouraged researchers to study the role it plays in contributing to employee engagement, loyalty, and affective attachment to the organization [3 - 5]. Researchers have become more interested in studying the relationship between meaningfulness, engagement, and commitment due to an employee’s continuous questioning concerning job-related training and development initiatives [6] and the purpose of their work in their lives [7, 8]. Purpose: The main purpose of this research was to study the relationship between meaningfulness of work, employee engagement, and affective commitment. This study is examined the mediating influence of affective commitment on the relationship between meaningfulness of work and employee engagement

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