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Predictors and outcomes of engagement and embeddedness among unskilled production line employees
Description
Over the past several years, engagement and embeddedness have become popular research topics for academics and practitioners alike. Research has demonstrated associations between these constructs and a variety of predictors and outcomes. Prior research has not, however, placed enough emphasis on the roles of employee type, industry type, and work setting in determining predictors and outcomes. Additionally, the relative roles of engagement and embeddedness in predicting outcomes have not been thoroughly investigated. This study investigated the predictors and outcomes of engagement and embeddedness among unskilled, production line employees working in food processing in the agricultural industry by conducting a survey of employees and their supervisors. Employees answered questions about personality, motivation, satisfaction, engagement, and embeddedness while supervisors answered questions about each employee's performance. Results suggest that both engagement and embeddedness predict employee satisfaction and that engagement does so more strongly, both of which support prior research. However, results contradict prior research by suggesting that embeddedness is strongly predicted by traits internal to the employee while engagement is not, and neither engagement nor embeddedness significantly predicts employee performance. Further, the findings suggest that employees working in different settings and industries may experience work differently, and the measurements used to understand their experiences should reflect these differences.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Bryan, Kathleen (Author)
- Newman, Matthew L. (Thesis advisor)
- Hall, Deborah L. (Committee member)
- Schweitzer, Nick (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
iii, 65 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14642
Statement of Responsibility
by Kathleen Bryan
Description Source
Viewed on Nov. 5, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2012
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-50)
Field of study: Psychology
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- 2012-08-24 06:18:20
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- 2021-08-30 01:48:12
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