Relationship between Islamic Work Ethics and Work Engagement

Abstract

Introduction: Today, organizations in the context of Islamic societies has focused on the ethical and moral values because it is likely that employees adhere to the Islamic work ethic, shows enthusiasm and more energy in relation to their work. With this approach, the aim of this study was to evaluate the status of the Islamic Work Ethics and Work Engagement among employees in the University of Kurdistan and to investigate the relationship between these two variables with each other. Methods: Data collection procedure, it is a descriptive study. The population of the study includes all Kurdistan University Employees, except Company and Service employees. Samples of 116 subjects were chosen through the simple random sampling method. The data collection tools were an Islamic Work Ethics questionnaire and Work Engagement questionnaire Kanungo. According to experts, their questionnaire validity and reliability according to Cronbach's alpha coefficients were reviewed and approved. Data analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis, one sample t-test, Pearson correlation and Simultaneous multiple regressions. Results: Results showed that mean of the Islamic Work Ethics was higher than the average and mean of the Work Engagement was medium. Between Islamic Work Ethics and its components was a significant relationship with Work Engagement. It was also found that components a positive attitude towards work and attention to the welfare of others have a significant role in predicting the Work Engagement. Conclusions: These results indicate a significant positive relationship between Islamic Work Ethics and Work Engagement of employees in the University of Kurdistan. Therefore, it is recommended to university administrators that efforts to establish ethical workspace and encourage employees to Islamic and ethical activities so that hoped to promote the Work Engagement.