Title: Engaging leadership, engaging environment, engaging job, and engagement

Authors: Maryam Firouznia; Sayyed Mohsen Allameh; Seyed Hasan Hosseini

Addresses: Economics, Management and Administrative Sciences Department, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran ' Economics and Administrative Sciences Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ' Department of Management, Faculty of Management, University of Imam Ali, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: The arrival of new workforce generation would necessitate a leadership type transcending traditional boundaries. Organisations must strive to develop a supportive work climate which inspires, strengthens and connects employees to perform their tasks vigorously. This paper primarily seeks to investigate the relationship between engaging leadership and work engagement. With reference to empirical studies and existing research on leadership and work engagement, a positive association between engaging leadership and work engagement mediated by engaging job and engaging environment is confirmed. More importantly, this study deals with the paucity of the structured literature regarding work engagement determinants, and offers a holistic model providing a logical ground for identifying empirical indicators and hypotheses to verify the theory. Apart from extending engaging leadership dimensions, certain paradigms are proposed for jobs and work environment to facilitate work engagement.

Keywords: work engagement; engaging leadership; engaging environment; job meaningfulness; job resources.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2021.113740

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2021 Vol.11 No.2, pp.178 - 199

Received: 24 Sep 2018
Accepted: 01 Nov 2018
Published online: 22 Mar 2021 *

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