Resumo

SHIBITI, R; MITONGA-MONGA, J  e  LEROTHOLI, MY. Perceived job embeddedness in relation to work engagement in Tshwane Municipality public schools. JCMAN [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.1, pp.78-99. ISSN 1815-7440.

The aim of this study was to determine whether job embeddedness predicts work engagement in the public schools' context. A cross-sectional quantitative survey approach was used, with a non-probability convenience sample of 278 teachers working in the Tshwane Municipality public schools. The participants completed the measures on the Job Embeddedness Scale (JES) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-17). A multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the effect of job embeddedness on these teachers' work engagement. The findings indicate that job embeddedness significantly and positively predicts work engagement. The study contributes to the employee retention theory by suggesting that a work environment that encourages a higher level of embeddedness will foster work engagement and ultimately improve employee retention.

Palavras-chave : Employee retention; job embeddedness; public school teachers and work engagement.

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