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Management Science Letters

ISSN 1923-9343 (Online) - ISSN 1923-9335 (Print)
Quarterly Publication
Volume 6 Issue 1 pp. 61-70 , 2016

Improving employee productivity through work engagement: Evidence from higher education sector Pages 61-70 Right click to download the paper Download PDF

Authors: Jalal Hanaysha

DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2015.11.006

Keywords: Educational sector, Employee engagement, Employee productivity

Abstract: 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.

How to cite this paper
Hanaysha, J. (2016). Improving employee productivity through work engagement: Evidence from higher education sector.Management Science Letters , 6(1), 61-70.

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