Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2021): Jurnal Aplikasi Manajemen, Ekonomi dan Bisnis

The The Influence of Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model on work engagement among Malaysian Northern Region Public Universities Academics

Siti Balkis Mohamed Ibrahim (Centre for Liberal Sciences, Faculty of Applied and Human Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP))



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Job Demand-Resource (JD-R) model level towards work engagement. This study brought insight and new contribution in overall JD-R model by serving Big-Five personality as personal resources. The data were gathered via e-survey from samples of academics (n =132) working in public universities located within Northern Region of Malaysia. Study revealed mixed results where personal resources and workload were significantly influence work engagement while the remaining independent variables (autonomy, social support, performance feedback, and emotional demand) shows not significant to predict work engagement in this study context. Besides, findings generally support past studies and suggest situations in accordance to academics’ pressures. The results and implications of the study are discussed.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAMEB

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

Description

Issues of management, economics, and business have become a hot topic to be discussed and deliberated in this ever changing business world. Therefore, we need a vehicle to accommodate such issues. Based on this background, JAMEB was established to be a forum for discussion of high impact research ...