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PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AND RELIGIOSITY IN NIGERIA
PSYCHOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION AND RELIGIOSITY IN NIGERIA
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2022
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Vu Minh Hieu
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This paper aims to examine the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between psychological empowerment and employee engagement. There is also an investigation of the moderating effect of religiosity on psychological empowerment and job satisfaction as well as job satisfaction and employee engagement. Design/methodology/approach Data were obtained from 265 employees working in the service industry in Nigeria. The hypotheses were tested and analyzed using structural equation modeling and bootstrapping procedure. Findings The results show that the direct relationship between psychological empowerment and employee engagement was partially mediated by job satisfaction. Intrinsic religiosity was found to have a moderating effect on job satisfaction and employee engagement. Religiosity (intrinsic and extrinsic) does not moderate the impact of psychological empowerment on job satisfaction and employee engagement. Extrinsic religiosity was found to have a negative insignificant moderating effect on job satisfaction and employee engagement. Research limitations/implications A cross-sectional study reveals the relationship between variables at one point in a time. As such this study may not precisely predict the dominant pattern of the association over time. Future research can use longitudinal study to establish a dominant pattern of relationships. Practical implications This study informs human resource practitioners and scholars by demonstrating that religiosity and job satisfaction are important factors that should be considered in managing and keeping employees engaged. Originality/value This study is among the first attempts to enrich the literature in the fields of psychological empowerment and employee engagement by highlighting organisational mechanisms that amplify the relationship.
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Psychological empowerment,
employee engagement,
self-determination theory,
JD-R model,
job satisfaction,
religiosity