A cross-national study of work engagement as a mediator between job resources and proactive behaviour
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This study investigates the mediating role of work engagement (i.e. vigour and dedication) among job resources (i.e. job control, feedback and variety) and proactive behaviour at work. This mediating role was investigated, using Structural Equation Modelling in two independent samples from Spain (n = 386 technology employees) and the Netherlands (n = 338 telecom managers). Results in both samples confirmed that work engagement fully mediates the impact of job resources on proactive behaviour. Subsequent multigroup analyses revealed that the strengths of the structural paths of the mediation model were invariant across both national samples, underscoring the cross-national validity of the model
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- Authors
- Salanova, M., & Schaufeli, W. B.
- Affiliations
- Universitat Jaume I (ES)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Salanova, M.
- Venue
- The International Journal of Human Resource Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 116-131
- ISSN
- 0958-5192 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-4399
- OpenAlex
- W2047416838
- Cited by
- 889
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 40.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- The International Journal of Human Resource Management (publishedVersion)
- LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Employee Performance and Management
- Keywords
- work engagement, proactive behavior, job resources, job control, feedback, job variety, mediation, cross-national comparison
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