The role of employee engagement in the relationship between job design and task performance, citizenship and deviant behaviours
Journal
International Journal of Human Resource Management
ISSN
0958-5192
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
The present study examined a potential mediator of the job design-performance relationship, namely employee engagement. Data were obtained via a survey of 283 employees in a consultancy and construction firm based in the UK and from supervisors' independent performance evaluations. The results reveal that employees who hold jobs that offer high levels of autonomy, task variety, task significance and feedback are more highly engaged and, in consequence, receive higher performance ratings from their supervisors, enact more organizational citizenship behaviours and engage in fewer deviant behaviours. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
24
Number
13
Start page
2608
End page
2627
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
269310