Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia
Retaining employees has become an important issue for the companies, especially retaining knowledge and skilled workers.Knowledgeable and skilled workers, such as engineers have received great demands due to advanced technology used in industrial sector.Battling competition among companies in getti...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20286/1/IRMM%206%20S7%202016%20187%20194.pdf |
| _version_ | 1825804340122615808 |
|---|---|
| author | Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin Yahya, Khulida Kirana |
| author_facet | Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin Yahya, Khulida Kirana |
| author_sort | Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin |
| collection | UUM |
| description | Retaining employees has become an important issue for the companies, especially retaining knowledge and skilled workers.Knowledgeable and skilled workers, such as engineers have received great demands due to advanced technology used in industrial sector.Battling competition among
companies in getting skilled engineers may disrupt the process of retaining skilled engineer.Thus, this study intends to identify factors used to
increase employees’ retention (ER).Specifically, this study examines the plausible mediation effect of work engagement (WE) on the relationship between person-job (PJ) fit and ER.The study was conducted among 268 engineers in semiconductor companies in Northern Region of Malaysia. A quantitative method was employed and data was collected through questionnaires among engineers. Data was further analyzed using structural
equation modeling.The study reported that PJ fit directly impacted ER and WE.Findings also confirmed the effect of WE as a mediating variable
in the relationship between PJ fit and ER.This study provided support on the individual factors, specifically PJ fit and WE as important factors in
retaining employees, particularly engineers. |
| first_indexed | 2024-07-04T06:12:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | uum-20286 |
| institution | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-07-04T06:12:57Z |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| record_format | eprints |
| spelling | uum-202862016-12-08T03:53:18Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20286/ Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin Yahya, Khulida Kirana HD28 Management. Industrial Management Retaining employees has become an important issue for the companies, especially retaining knowledge and skilled workers.Knowledgeable and skilled workers, such as engineers have received great demands due to advanced technology used in industrial sector.Battling competition among companies in getting skilled engineers may disrupt the process of retaining skilled engineer.Thus, this study intends to identify factors used to increase employees’ retention (ER).Specifically, this study examines the plausible mediation effect of work engagement (WE) on the relationship between person-job (PJ) fit and ER.The study was conducted among 268 engineers in semiconductor companies in Northern Region of Malaysia. A quantitative method was employed and data was collected through questionnaires among engineers. Data was further analyzed using structural equation modeling.The study reported that PJ fit directly impacted ER and WE.Findings also confirmed the effect of WE as a mediating variable in the relationship between PJ fit and ER.This study provided support on the individual factors, specifically PJ fit and WE as important factors in retaining employees, particularly engineers. 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20286/1/IRMM%206%20S7%202016%20187%20194.pdf Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin and Yahya, Khulida Kirana (2016) Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6 (S7). pp. 187-194. ISSN 2146-4405 https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/irmm/article/view/3251 |
| spellingShingle | HD28 Management. Industrial Management Abdul Hamid, Siti Norasyikin Yahya, Khulida Kirana Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title | Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title_full | Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title_short | Mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person-job fit and employees’ retention: evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of Malaysia |
| title_sort | mediating role of work engagement on the relationship between person job fit and employees retention evidence from semiconductor companies in northern region of malaysia |
| topic | HD28 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/20286/1/IRMM%206%20S7%202016%20187%20194.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT abdulhamidsitinorasyikin mediatingroleofworkengagementontherelationshipbetweenpersonjobfitandemployeesretentionevidencefromsemiconductorcompaniesinnorthernregionofmalaysia AT yahyakhulidakirana mediatingroleofworkengagementontherelationshipbetweenpersonjobfitandemployeesretentionevidencefromsemiconductorcompaniesinnorthernregionofmalaysia |