Supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment: Evidence from a Middle Eastern emerging market

Abualigah, Ahmad, Darwish, Tamer K ORCID: 0000-0003-1815-9338, Davies, Julie, Haq, Muhibul and Syed Zamberi, Ahmad (2024) Supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment: Evidence from a Middle Eastern emerging market. Journal of Asia Business Studies, 18 (1). pp. 1-20. doi:10.1108/JABS-11-2022-0394

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Abstract

Purpose: Drawing on job demands-resources (JD-R) theory, this article develops a model of how work engagement mediates the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment, with religiosity moderating the relationship between supervisor support and work engagement. We further test a moderated-mediation model exploring the relationships between supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment within a unique institutional context where religious values and beliefs significantly influence and shape people management practices. Design/methodology/approach: Using a survey-based approach, data were collected from 367 employees from the telecommunication sector in the context of Jordan. Findings: Supervisor support was positively related to work engagement, which positively impacts affective commitment. Work engagement mediated the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment. In addition, religiosity amplified the relationship between supervisor support and work engagement, and the mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between supervisor support and affective commitment. Originality: This study contributes to JD-R theory and pertinent literature by examining the moderating role of religiosity, an important yet neglected personal resource. This study is the first to examine the interaction effect between religiosity and supervisor support in predicting work engagement. It is also the first to examine a moderated mediation model exploring the relationships between supervisor support, religiosity, work engagement, and affective commitment.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Affective commitment; Religiosity; Supervisor support; Work engagement; Emerging market
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business > HF5549 Personnel management. Employment management
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences
Research Priority Areas:	Applied Business & Technology
Depositing User:	Tamer Darwish
Date Deposited:	10 May 2023 09:48
Last Modified:	25 Jan 2024 09:58
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/12699

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