Paper #3

Significance of Supportive HRM Practices and Job Satisfaction towards Work Engagement

Mohammed Ali Akour and Sultan Saqar Alwahaibi

Abstract: The main intention is to probe the impression of the HR practices on work engagement. The study has tested the intervening role of job satisfaction in the connection between supportive HR practices (job security and job crafting) and work engagement. In line with this, partial least square (PLS-SEM) through SmartPLS software 3.0 was used to perform the analysis. 576 instruments were disseminated, out of which 465 were received returned, whereas 85 questionnaires were discarded because they were not filled correctly. Therefore, final analysis was executed on 380 responses and the response rate of 80.729%. The current research concluded a significant affirmative link exists among supportive HRM practices towards job satisfaction and work engagement. Findings show that workers of the hotel industry in Oman found time job security and job crafting better sources of job satisfaction and work engagement. Additionally, this research also found significant intervening influence of job satisfaction on the association of job security, job crafting with work engagement. This research has valuable theoretical and practical implications.

Keywords: Supportive HRM Practices; Job Security; Job Crafting; Job Satisfaction; Work Engagement.