Open AccessImproving employee productivity through work engagement: Evidence from higher education sector
Author(s) -
Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
management science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-9343
pISSN - 1923-9335
DOI - 10.5267/j.msl.2015.11.006
Subject(s) - productivity , employee engagement , structural equation modeling , work (physics) , work engagement , sample (material) , business , survey data collection , marketing , public relations , knowledge management , psychology , economics , political science , engineering , computer science , economic growth , mechanical engineering , chemistry , statistics , chromatography , machine learning , mathematics
Employee productivity is one of the important management topics that received significant research attentions from several scholars and considered as a primary mechanism to enhance organizational success. Knowing what are the key factors that influence productivity is vital to ensure long term performance. This study examines the effect of work engagement on employee productivity in higher education sector. To accomplish this purpose, the primary data using survey instrument were collected from a sample of 242 employees at public universities in northern Malaysia using an online survey method. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS and Structural equation modelling on AMOS. The results indicated that work engagement had significant positive effect on employee productivity. Moreover, this study provides an evidence that all of the dimensions of work engagement namely vigor, dedication, and absorption have significant positive effects on employee productivity