Abualigah, Ahmad;
Darwish, Tamer;
Davies, Julie;
Haq, Muhibul;
Ahmad, Syed Zamberi;
(2023)
Supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment: evidence from a Middle Eastern emerging market.
Journal of Asia Business Studies
10.1108/JABS-11-2022-0394.
(In press).
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Abstract
Purpose: Drawing on job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, this study aims to develop a model of how work engagement mediates the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment, with religiosity moderating the relationship between supervisor support and work engagement. This study further tests a moderated-mediation model exploring the relationships between supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement and affective commitment within a unique institutional context where religious values and beliefs significantly influence and shape people management practices.// Design/methodology/approach: Using a survey-based approach, data were collected from 367 employees from the telecommunication sector in the context of Jordan.// Findings: Supervisor support was positively related to work engagement, which positively impacts affective commitment. Work engagement mediated the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment. In addition, religiosity amplified the relationship between supervisor support and work engagement, and the mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment.// Originality/value: This study contributes to JD-R theory and pertinent literature by examining the moderating role of religiosity, an important yet neglected personal resource. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to examine the interaction effect between religiosity and supervisor support in predicting work engagement. It is also the first to examine a moderated mediation model exploring the relationships between supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement and affective commitment.//
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment: evidence from a Middle Eastern emerging market |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1108/JABS-11-2022-0394 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/JABS-11-2022-0394 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Affective commitment, Religiosity, Supervisor support, Work engagement, Emerging market |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10171149 |
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