Decent work and work–family enrichment: role of meaning at work and work engagement
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
ISSN: 1741-0401
Article publication date: 1 December 2020
Issue publication date: 3 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of the current study is to examine decent work (DW) as a critical antecedent of work–family enrichment (WFE). Further, it also focuses on understanding the underlying mechanisms that facilitate the linkage of employees' perceptions of DW and WFE by investigating about the mediating role of knowledge workers' experience of meaning at work and their work engagement levels.
Design/methodology/approach
This study adopts a quantitative cross-sectional research design using survey administration among faculty members employed in public and private universities of North India.
Findings
Results depicted that in addition to direct relationship between DW and WFE, both meaning at work and work engagement partially mediate the relationship between access to DW and WFE indirectly. These findings showed that the provision of access to DW by organizations will help facilitate WFE via employees' experience of meaning at work and their levels of engagement with their work.
Practical implications
The study findings would be useful for organizational practitioners and policymakers to design sustainable human resource development (HRD) policies and practices for enriching the WFE of employees as well as in driving talent retention and engagement.
Originality/value
It is one of the few studies that captures perceptions of employees about access to DW policies and practices and its role in enhancing WFE in the South Asian context. Further, it also advances our knowledge on antecedents and consequences of WFE.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This research work received funding from Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati under New Faculty Initiation Grant: HSS/18-19/01/NGIF/VANE.
Citation
Kashyap, V. and Arora, R. (2022), "Decent work and work–family enrichment: role of meaning at work and work engagement", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 1, pp. 316-336. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-03-2020-0133
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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