Open AccessIs there an inverted U‐shaped relationship between job demands and work engagement
Author(s) -
Sukanlaya Sawang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of manpower
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1758-6577
pISSN - 0143-7720
DOI - 10.1108/01437721211225426
Subject(s) - work engagement , supervisor , originality , employee engagement , psychology , work (physics) , job design , social psychology , value (mathematics) , job satisfaction , job performance , management , economics , mathematics , engineering , statistics , mechanical engineering , creativity
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of an inverted U-shaped relationship between job demands and work engagement, and whether social support moderates this relationship. \ud\udDesign/methodology/approach – This study uses 307 technical and information technology (IT) managers who responded to an online survey. Multiple regressions are employed to examine linear and curvilinear relationship among variables. \ud\udFindings – Overall, results support the applicability of the quadratic effect of job demands on employee engagement. However, only supervisor support, not colleague support, moderated the relationship between job demands and work engagement. \ud\udOriginality/value – The paper is the first to shed light on the quadratic effect of job demands on work engagement. The findings have noteworthy implications for managers to design optimal job demands that increase employee engagement.\u
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