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2020 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Validation of Employee Engagement Framework

verfasst von : Abdulmohsan Almotawa, Roziana Bt Shaari

Erschienen in: Advances in Human Factors, Business Management and Leadership

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This study validates the employee engagement framework of the impact of training and development, digital capability, workplace spirituality, and reward and recognition on the employee engagement in the Saudi Arabian public healthcare. This research used a questionnaire to collect data from 235 employees in healthcare sector. Having used multivariate analyses, such as exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modelling to analyze the data collected, it was found that digital capability and workplace spirituality significantly contributed to employee engagement in Saudi Arabian healthcare sector. In addition, it was also found that job satisfaction partially mediate the relationships between digital capability and employee engagement, as well as workplace spirituality and employee engagement.

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Metadaten
Titel
Validation of Employee Engagement Framework
verfasst von
Abdulmohsan Almotawa
Roziana Bt Shaari
Copyright-Jahr
2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20154-8_40

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