The Viability of Employee Engagement Approach During Covid-19 Pandemic Among Academics in Malaysian Private Higher Educational Institutions: A Literature Review

Abstract

The Covid-19 epidemic has compelled higher education institutions to adapt to numerous quick advances in order to replace conventional face-toface sessions. Various worries have been expressed by educational institutions all around the world, particularly about the influence of academics in surviving the epidemic. This study's primary purpose is to ascertain the mediating role of psychological empowerment, in the relationships between perceived organizational support, job characteristics, and skill utilization on employee engagement of academics in the Malaysian Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs) during Covid-19 pandemic. The result of this study may contribute to the importance of the specific explanations that are required to be performed by academics and its respective Malaysian PHEIs in executing their responsibilities to its environment.