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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.n10.339

Relationship between Work-Life Balance, Religiosity and Employee Engagement: A Proposed Moderated Mediation Model  

VU, Hieu Minh (Faculty of Business Administration, Van Lang University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.10, 2020 , pp. 339-345 More about this Journal
Abstract
Human resource is considered as an important resource that enables organizations to achieve competitive advantage. As such, it is important to have engaged employees to drive the strategic objectives of the organization. The study focuses on variables that can promote employee engagement. Work-life balance and employee engagement have received attention in both academia and practice. Engaged employees are crucial in the achievement of the strategic objectives of organizations. Besides, the role of religious orientation in life and work has been gaining attention from management scholars. The paper attempts to fill the research gap by developing a conceptual model and propositions for empirical testing. Specifically, the study proposes that work-life balance is expected to act as a mediator in the relationship between religiosity and employee engagement. Furthermore, religiosity is included as a moderator since religious belief can strengthen the positive relationship between work-life balance and employee engagement. A systematic literature review was carried out. A framework and propositions for future studies have been developed. The proposed framework provides direction for scholars to empirically test the indirect relationship between work-life balance, religiosity and employee engagement. Empirical testing of the framework could provide insights into how work-life balance and religiosity promote employee engagement.
Keywords
Employee Engagement; Extrinsic; Intrinsic; Religiosity; Work-Life Balance;
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