Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks
Engaged employees are considered as the most desired assets for the organization. Although significant contributions have been observed in the engagement literature, a holistic approach is yet to be untouched in terms of developing relationship between various resources, work engagement and psycholo...
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| description | Engaged employees are considered as the most desired assets for the organization. Although significant contributions have been observed in the engagement literature, a holistic approach is yet to be untouched in terms of developing relationship between various resources, work engagement and psychological mechanism such as meaningful work. The purpose of this study is to explore the mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in private banks in Bangladesh. This study followed the quantitative methodological approach and based on Bakker and Demerouti’s (2007) Job demand-resources model. A survey questionnaire was prepared and used to collect data. 440 respondents participated in this study, who is currently working in private banks in Bangladesh. Multiple regression analysis along with Sobel test was performed to analyze the data. The findings confirmed that the relationships between organizational, job, personal resources and work engagement were partially mediated through meaningful work. It has been observed that all determinates had a significant influence on work engagement. For practical implications, the organization can align various resources to uplift the engagement level of the employees. Since meaningful work was found to be a significant predictor, managers can develop jobs where employees can relate their purpose to their work. This study recommends that future research can apply this model to different contexts as well as to different groups of respondents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43104e6643a24e629e7c15c1a44e45212022-12-22T03:39:02ZengSciendoManagement şi Marketing2069-88872018-03-0113177779510.2478/mmcks-2018-0005mmcks-2018-0005Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banksNawrin Rubaba0National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, ThailandEngaged employees are considered as the most desired assets for the organization. Although significant contributions have been observed in the engagement literature, a holistic approach is yet to be untouched in terms of developing relationship between various resources, work engagement and psychological mechanism such as meaningful work. The purpose of this study is to explore the mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in private banks in Bangladesh. This study followed the quantitative methodological approach and based on Bakker and Demerouti’s (2007) Job demand-resources model. A survey questionnaire was prepared and used to collect data. 440 respondents participated in this study, who is currently working in private banks in Bangladesh. Multiple regression analysis along with Sobel test was performed to analyze the data. The findings confirmed that the relationships between organizational, job, personal resources and work engagement were partially mediated through meaningful work. It has been observed that all determinates had a significant influence on work engagement. For practical implications, the organization can align various resources to uplift the engagement level of the employees. Since meaningful work was found to be a significant predictor, managers can develop jobs where employees can relate their purpose to their work. This study recommends that future research can apply this model to different contexts as well as to different groups of respondents.https://doi.org/10.2478/mmcks-2018-0005meaningful workwork engagementorganizational resourcesjob resourcespersonal resources |
| spellingShingle | Nawrin Rubaba Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks Management şi Marketing meaningful work work engagement organizational resources job resources personal resources |
| title | Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks |
| title_full | Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks |
| title_fullStr | Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks |
| title_short | Mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in Bangladesh’s private banks |
| title_sort | mediating role of meaningful work between resources and work engagement in bangladesh s private banks |
| topic | meaningful work work engagement organizational resources job resources personal resources |
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