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Validating a scale measuring engagement in a South African context

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dc.contributor.author Nienaber, Hester
dc.contributor.author Martins, Nico
dc.date.accessioned 2015-10-21T06:51:20Z
dc.date.available 2015-10-21T06:51:20Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.citation Nienaber, H. & Martins, N. 2015. Validating a scale measuring engagement in a South African context. Journal of Contemporary Management, Vol.12 .401-425 en
dc.identifier.issn 1815-7440
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19594
dc.description.abstract Employee engagement is at the top of management agendas because it is associated with a range of benefits. A number of instruments are available to measure engagement. However, the validity of widely used instruments measuring engagement was found to be less than optimal. Consequently the authors set out to validate a scale measuring engagement concurrently at the individual and organisational levels in a diverse, multicultural (South African) context, reported here. Study 1 collected survey data from employees, reflecting the profile of typical South African employees, in one company using a web-based questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to determine the factorial structure and Cronbach’s alpha was used to establish the internal reliability of the scale and its subscales. The internal reliability and construct validity were confirmed by means of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in study 2. The statistical analyses showed that employee engagement, a distinct construct, consists of six factors representing the different hierarchical levels of the organisation. Originality/value of this paper includes that it is one of the first studies to validate a scale measuring engagement concurrently at the individual and organisational levels in a diverse, multi-cultural context, building on existing research, thus advancing understanding of the construct. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject diverse multicultural context en
dc.subject employee engagement en
dc.subject individual level en
dc.subject organisational level en
dc.subject South Africa en
dc.subject validation of measurement instrument en
dc.title Validating a scale measuring engagement in a South African context en
dc.type Article en
dc.description.department Business Management en


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