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Job resources and employees' intention to stay: the mediating role of meaningful work and work engagement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2021

Israel Sánchez-Cardona Open the ORCID record for Israel Sánchez-Cardona [Opens in a new window] ,
María Vera  and
Jesús Marrero-Centeno
Israel Sánchez-Cardona*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Sciences, Kennesaw State University, 402 Bartow Ave NW, Kennesaw 30144, Georgia, USA
María Vera
Affiliation:
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. de Utrera, km. 1 41013, Seville, Spain
Jesús Marrero-Centeno
Affiliation:
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 23345, San Juan 00931-3345, Puerto Rico
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Author for correspondence: Israel Sánchez-Cardona, E-mail: isanche7@kennesaw.edu
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Abstract

Based on the Job Demands Resources Model (JD-R), this study investigates the mediating role of meaningful work and work engagement in the association between job resources and employees' intention to stay. A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey of 217 employees from different organizations in Puerto Rico. We examined a serial mediation analysis through structural equation modeling. The results indicate that job resources are positively related to meaningful work, while meaningful work is positively associated with work engagement. Further, job resources are indirectly associated with the intention to stay through meaningful work and work engagement. This study contributes to understanding the role of meaningful work and engagement in the JD-R model's motivational-driven process and how these mechanisms promote positive work outcomes in terms of the retention of human capital. Designing jobs and strategies at the workplace to develop meaning and engagement seems crucial to retain employees.

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Intention to stayjob resourcesmeaningful workwork engagement

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , September 2023 , pp. 930 - 946
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