Moderation of meaningful work on the relationship of supervisor support and coworker support with work engagement

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Umair, Abdul Majid, Abdul Halim, Mohd Zin, Md. Lazim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KODISA 2016
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/19703/1/EAJBM%206%203%202016%2015%2020.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/19703/; http://doi.org/10.13106/eajbm.2016.vol6.no3.15
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Purpose - The aim of this article is to outline the concept of work engagement and the importance of job resources including supervisor support and coworker support pertaining to work engagement. Research Design, Data, and Methodology - The article discusses the concept of work engagement and what empirical evidences suggest about its relationship with job resources including supervisor and coworker support.Result - Critical review of the literature has indicated towards strengths and pitfalls of social support resources including supervisor and coworker at work, particularly with regards to work engagement thus, requiring further empirical attention. Accordingly, the article has also indicated towards the critical significance of meaningful work for fostering employee well-being at work. Conclusions - The article has highlighted noteworthy empirical gaps in the body of knowledge concerning to job resources including supervisor support and coworker support and their relationship with work engagement.The article has also underlined the lack of research and potential of ‘meaningful work’ towards enhancing work engagement as well as, acting as a moderator between supervisor support, coworker support and work engagement relationship.