TY - GEN
T1 - Worker engagement: Relying on the organizational values and social meaningfulness of work
AU - Bissola, Rita
AU - Imperatori, Barbara
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The pressure on firms to be socially responsible is continuously increasing, yet social initiatives are not without controversy. Based on the literature on people engagement and social meaningfulness, our research aims to verify the role of organizational social values and actions as drivers of workforce engagement. The research project is based on a survey of 268 workers of 22 Italian social enterprises. Using structural equation modelling, our results provide empirical evidence on the antecedents of engagement, distinguishing between job and organization engagement. They confirm the relevance of the social meaningfulness of work and adherence to the social values of the organization as pertinent and appropriate drivers of engagement. The empirical evidence contributes to a better understanding of the role of social significance in work relationships, considering different types of workers and different and independent sources of engagement. In addition, relevant managerial implications are derived in relation to the design of HRM practices.
AB - The pressure on firms to be socially responsible is continuously increasing, yet social initiatives are not without controversy. Based on the literature on people engagement and social meaningfulness, our research aims to verify the role of organizational social values and actions as drivers of workforce engagement. The research project is based on a survey of 268 workers of 22 Italian social enterprises. Using structural equation modelling, our results provide empirical evidence on the antecedents of engagement, distinguishing between job and organization engagement. They confirm the relevance of the social meaningfulness of work and adherence to the social values of the organization as pertinent and appropriate drivers of engagement. The empirical evidence contributes to a better understanding of the role of social significance in work relationships, considering different types of workers and different and independent sources of engagement. In addition, relevant managerial implications are derived in relation to the design of HRM practices.
KW - Job Engagement
KW - Organization Engagement
KW - Social Enterprise
KW - Social Values
KW - Work Social Meaningfulness
KW - Job Engagement
KW - Organization Engagement
KW - Social Enterprise
KW - Social Values
KW - Work Social Meaningfulness
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/99618
U2 - 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.12973
DO - 10.5465/AMBPP.2016.12973
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9788874426188
T3 - PROCEEDINGS - ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT
SP - 12973
BT - Academy of Management Proceedings
T2 - 2016 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
Y2 - 5 August 2016 through 9 August 2016
ER -