Meaningful Work and Work Engagement: A Relationship Demanding Urgent Attention

Ahmed, Umair; Majid, Abdul Halim Abdul; Zin, Lazim Mohd

doi:10.6007/ijarbss/v6-i8/2264

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“…2016). More importantly, the study of Ahmed, 2016, considers the recommendations of past researchers and encourages further research regarding the relation between meaningful work and work engagement. Lips-Wiersma et.al.…”

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“…A current study by Ahmed et. al. proposes that meaningful work can be of acute importance particularly for predicting work engagement (Ahmed et. al.…”

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“…Fairlie (2011a) in his study on employees from a company in North America has highlighted that meaningful work predicted work engagement more than any other employee outcomes. Ahmed (2016) refers to Oliver and Rothmann (2007), who examined employees working in a MNC in South Africa. The study found that meaningful work is an important job resource in accordance to the resource theory (Hobfoll, 2001) and a significant indicator of work engagement.…”

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“…(Ahmed et al 2016). Michaelson et al, 2014, has examined job crafting and attempts to build a community via the management or creation of specific types of organizational cultures, ideologies, or identities.…”

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What Makes Work Meaningful

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Todericiu

2017

Studies in Business and Economics

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Abstract:Most organizations nowadays have the required resources and should offer an appropriate culture to provide each employee with the opportunity and context to develop the feeling of meaningful work. The managers and organizational leaders should be the first to recognize and perceive the work they do as being important. In this article, we examine the current development of the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of meaningful work, and we offer ideas of research opportunities regarding the interface of organizational perspectives on performing and providing meaningful work.

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“…A current study by Ahmed et. al. proposes that meaningful work can be of acute importance particularly for predicting work engagement (Ahmed et. al.…”

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confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of the Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of the Conceptmentioning

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What Makes Work Meaningful

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2017

Studies in Business and Economics

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“…Work meaningfulness is the extent to which employees feel that their job/work/role is useful or significant. When employees believe that their work role serves some actual purpose, it has a considerable contribution to the organizational and societal goals and leads to enhance the perception of meaning in work (Asik-Dizdar & Esen, 2016;Ahmed, Majid & Zin, 2016 There is empirical evidence to the two-fold significance of meaningful work, first, as an important job resource that can boost employees' work motivation and involvement and, second, maximizing the use of other available resources to further employee engagement levels. When an employee considers the work as meaningful, then he/she is likely to spend more time and effort on the job.…”

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Meaningfulness of Work and Perceived Organizational Prestige as Precursors of Organizational Citizenship Behavior

Sharma

2019

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Purpose of the study: The present study explores the impact of meaningfulness of work and perceived organizational prestige on organizational citizenship behavior of managerial employees. Methodology: The study was conducted on 75 mid-level managerial employees working in various organizations in India with the help of convenient sampling method. Standardized questionnaires were used to complete this research. Bivariate Correlation analysis was performed to assess the relationship between meaningfulness of work, perceived organizational prestige, and organizational citizenship behavior. Linear Regression analysis was used to determine the direct contribution of meaningfulness of work and perceived organizational prestige in organizational citizenship behavior of managerial employees. Main findings: The results showed that the meaningfulness of work and perceived organizational prestige were positively correlated. The outcomes explained the significant positive variance in organizational citizenship behavior and described how important it is to focus on these two constructs. The originality of the study: The results contribute to the concerned literature by explaining and emphasizing the importance of meaningfulness of work and perceived organizational prestige and facilitate a reflection on the links that motivate employees to work beyond their prescribed duties. Organizations and management should focus on and align their policies to create and maintain conditions responsible for nurturing the habit of organizational citizenship behavior among their employees.

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