The Influence of Effort-reward Imbalance on Work Disengagement of Employees in China
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This research article has three objectives: 1) To examine the influence of effort-reward imbalance on job disengagement behavior among academic and administrative staff at Central China Normal University; 2) To investigate the influence of work meaning on job disengagement behavior; and 3) To explore the role of work meaning as a moderating variable in the relationship between effort-reward imbalance and job disengagement behavior. The sample consisted of 541 academic and support staff at Central China Normal University, selected using stratified random sampling. Data was collected through questionnaires and analyzed using multiple regression analysis.
The study revealed that effort-reward imbalance significantly influenced work disengagement in 1) model 1 but showed no significant effect in model 2. Meaningful work had a significant negative impact on work disengagement in both models. Additionally, 2) model 2 demonstrated that meaningful work moderated the relationship between effort-reward imbalance and work disengagement. The results suggest that effort-reward imbalance tends to promote work disengagement, while meaningful work functions as a moderator, buffering the negative effects of effort-reward imbalance on work disengagement. And 3) This research enhances understanding of the psychological factors that influence work engagement, particularly the role of meaningful work in mitigating the adverse effects of effort-reward imbalance. It also offers implications for organizations to develop policies that promote meaningful work to foster long-term employee engagement.
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ข้อความและบทความในวารสารนวัตกรรมการบริหารและการจัดการ เป็นแนวคิดของผู้เขียน ไม่ใช่ความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของคณะผู้จัดทำ บรรณาธิการ กองบรรณาธิการ วิทยาลัยนวัตกรรมการจัดการ และมหาวิทยาลัยเทคโนโลยีราชมงคลรัตนโกสินทร์
ข้อความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการีพิมพ์ในวารสารนวัตกรรมการบริหารและการจัดการ ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารนวัตกรรมการบริหารและการจัดการ หากบุคคลใดหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาติเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารนวัตกรรมการบริหารและการจัดการก่อนเท่านั้น
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