The relationship between organisational culture and work engagement
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Authors
Naidoo, Pervashnee
Issue Date
2014-04
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Work engagement , Antecedents , Organisational culture
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Abstract
In this quantitative study, undertaken in a South African information and communications technology (ICT) company, dimensions of organisational culture (measured by the South African Culture Instrument) were correlated with the dimensions of work engagement (measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Survey), to determine whether employees’ perceptions of organisational culture are related to their levels of work engagement. Structural equation modelling confirmed the factorial model of both measuring instruments, with most fit indices indicating the data to be a good or acceptable fit to the hypothesised model. Correlational analyses revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between each of the dimensions of organisational culture and work engagement respectively. Regression analyses showed that leadership, management processes, and goals and objectives make the strongest statistically unique contribution in predicting the dimensions of work engagement. Since work engagement has been shown to relate to several positive work outcomes, it makes sense for organisations to increase levels of work engagement by improving their organisational culture.
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Citation
Naidoo, Pervashnee (2014) The relationship between organisational culture and work engagement, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14189>