Employee engagement, organisational commitment, and job satisfaction in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe: An exploratory study. Issue 4 (4th July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Maleka, Molefe; Mpofu, Mthokozisi; Hlatywayo, Clifford Kendrick; Meyer, Ines; Carr, Stuart; Parker, Jane
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychology in Africa. Volume 29:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 393
• Page End: 400
• Publication Date: 2019-07-04
• Subjects: employee engagement -- job satisfaction -- organisational commitment -- SADC; Psychology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Latin America -- Periodicals; Black people -- Latin America -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Black people -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Psychology -- Periodicals; 155.8496
• DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1647964
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-0237

Abstract

Abstract : The goal of this study was to measure employee engagement (EE), organisational commitment (OC), and job satisfaction (JS) in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. We surveyed a convenience sample of 631 employees (South Africa: n = 219; Namibia: n = 212; and Zimbabwe: n = 200). The employees completed a selection of items from the Employee Engagement Scale, the Organisational Commitment Scale, and the Job Satisfaction Scale. Following analysis of variance and t -tests, results t -tests showed between-country differences in EE, OC, and JS in which South African employees reported higher scores than those from Namibia and Zimbabwe. Macro-level economic factors may explain the country differences in EE, OC, and JS.