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The combined effects of psychological conditions contributing to the outcome of employee engagement

Kraner, Brenda
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1544790160171725

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Physical Activity and Educational Services.
Organizations today are struggling to attract and retain an engaged workforce. Those organizations who succeed experience an increase in job performance, productivity, customer satisfaction, and employee retention. There is a growing interest in identifying the key factors that contribute to a work environment that is conducive to employee engagement. This study was designed to examine the relative importance of the psychological conditions necessary for employee engagement: a sense of meaningfulness, psychological safety and psychological availability. This study examined engagement in the context of the job itself, the relationships in the work environment, and what the individual brings to the job. The specific predictors of employee engagement examined were: sense of meaningfulness, psychological capital, co-worker relationships and transformational leadership. A 56-item survey was distributed to staff members of a mid-sized four year institution located in the Midwest. While all four factors were positive and significantly correlated to the outcome of engagement, a sense of meaningfulness was the strongest predictor of employee engagement. Psychological capital was the second strongest predictor, followed by positive co-worker relationships and transformational leadership. The findings in this study contribute to what we know about the predictors of employee engagement and provide both scholars and practitioners with a greater understanding of key factors that contribute to the outcome of employee engagement. Implications and directions for future research and practical applications for practitioners is discussed.
David Stein (Committee Chair)
129 p.
Adult Education; Behavioral Sciences; Business Education
employee engagement; psychological conditions; psychological capital, sense of meaningfulness; co-worker relationships; transformational leadership; dominance analysis

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  • Kraner, B. (2019). The combined effects of psychological conditions contributing to the outcome of employee engagement [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1544790160171725

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kraner, Brenda. The combined effects of psychological conditions contributing to the outcome of employee engagement. 2019. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1544790160171725.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kraner, Brenda. "The combined effects of psychological conditions contributing to the outcome of employee engagement." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1544790160171725

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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