Open AccessThe Effect of Employee Engagement on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: An Empirical Study on an Egyptian University
Author(s) -
Amira Abd-El Aziz Mohamed Riad,
Eglal Hafez,
Eahab Elsaid,
Nicole Taylor
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
business and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-601X
pISSN - 1927-6001
DOI - 10.5430/bmr.v8n3p1
Subject(s) - organizational citizenship behavior , path analysis (statistics) , psychology , sample (material) , regression analysis , variables , citizenship , employee engagement , social psychology , organizational commitment , statistics , political science , mathematics , public relations , chemistry , chromatography , politics , law
The goal of the study is to examine the effect of Employee Engagement (EE) as an independent variable on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) as a dependent variable. The study was carried out in an Egyptian public university (Ain Shams University). The data was collected through questionnaires distributed to faculty members. The sample consisted of 318 questionnaires valid for statistical analysis. The methodology used was regression analysis, and structured equation model (path analysis). The study found a positive direct effect of EE on OCB.