Abstract

ROBYN, CM  and  MITONGA-MONGA, J. Psychological capital and work engagement in relation to employee commitment in a South African manufacturing organisation. JCMAN [online]. 2017, vol.14, n.1, pp.702-730. ISSN 1815-7440.

The present article investigated the psychological capital and work engagement in relation to employees' commitment. The psychological capital was measured by the Psychological Capita Questionnaire; work engagement by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale; and employee commitment by the Organisational Commitment Scale. The sample comprised 81 employees within a South African manufacturing organisation. Hierarchical moderator regression was used to analyse the data. The results showed that psychological capital predict work engagement and employee commitment relationships. This research provides implications for Human Resources practitioners when recruiting and developing the human capital pool from various demographic groups, organisations and HR practitioners need to recognise the importance of psychological capital in influencing workers' psychological attachment, productivity and competitive advantage.

Keywords : manufacturing organisation; organisational commitment; psychological capital; work engagement.

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