The influence of job-related factors on work engagement of staff at the University of the Free State

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2008Author
Van den Berg, Henriette
Manias, Dominique
Burger, Sandri
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English: The management of the University was in need of information regarding work wellness of
the employees of the University. Therefore a study was launched to investigate the influence
of job-related factors on the work engagement of university staff. A conveniency sample,
comprising 708 academic and support staff members working in a higher education
institution, was used. The Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and the Job Characteristics
Scale were used as measuring instruments.
Data was processed with the aid of hierarchical
regression analyses. The results indicated a moderate to high level of work engagement
amongst university staff. Job-related stressors experienced by participants included a high
workload, poor remuneration,
increased home-work interference, and insufficient physical
resources. The variables included explained 45.17% of the variance in absorption, 39.28%
of the variance in vigour, and 33.66% of the variance in dedication. This indicates that
many other factors, apart from the work-related factors included in this study, play an
important role in the determination of employees’ work engagement. Afrikaans: Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om die invloed van werkverwante faktore op die
werksbegeestering van universiteitspersoneel by die Universiteit van die Vrystaat te
ondersoek.
’n Beskikbaarheidsteekproef bestaande uit 708 akademiese en ondersteuningspersoneellede
wat by ’n tersiêre opleidingsinstansie werk is gebruik.
Die Utrecht
Werksbegeesteringskaal
en Beroepskenmerkevraelys is as meetinstrumente
gebruik.
Data is met behulp van hiërargiese regressie-ontledings verwerk. Die resultate dui
op die teenwoordigheid van ’n matige tot hoë vlak van werksbetrokkenheid
by universiteitspersoneel.
Die werksverwante stressore wat deelnemers
ervaar het, was ’n hoë
werkslading, swak vergoeding, verhoogde gesinswerkinmenging
en onvoldoende fisiese
hulpbronne. Die ingeslote veranderlikes het 45.17% van die variansie in absorbsie,
39.28% van die variansie in energie en 33.66% van toewyding verklaar. Hierdie is ’n
aanduiding dat vele ander faktore, buiten die werksverwante
faktore ingesluit in hierdie
studie, ’n belangrike rol speel in die bepaling van werknemers se betrokkenheid.