Open AccessStress and Work Engagement: A Conceptual Study on Academics in Malaysian Private Universities
Author(s) -
Sheikh Muhamad Hizam Sheikh Khairuddin,
Firdaus Hilmi Nadzri
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ijies (international journal of innovation in enterprise system)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2580-3050
DOI - 10.25124/ijies.v1i01.4
Subject(s) - work engagement , asset (computer security) , employee engagement , work (physics) , psychology , conceptual model , stress (linguistics) , conceptual framework , public engagement , sociology , public relations , applied psychology , political science , social science , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , computer security , database
There is an abundance of studies on work engagement found in the literature. However, there is a lack of grounded research framework to be based on relating stress to work engagement of Malaysian private academics. Therefore, this study is aimed at 1). reviewing the literature on stress and work engagement; 2). applying the ASSET model of stress to work engagement; 3). hypothesizing the relationships among these variables, and 4). deriving a conceptual framework. Based on the literature review on psychological literature and the application of the ASSET model of stress, the paper proposes a model of the relationship between stress and work engagement through commitment and health. Suggestions for practice and future research are also presented.
Keywords— ASSET, Malaysian private academics, stress, work engagement.