| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of employee
engagement in the relationship between job satisfaction and affective organizational
engagement. The hotel industry of Bangladesh is selected as the context to
investigate the relationship.
Methodology: Using G-Power software, a sample size of 107 respondents have
been chosen, who had already passed two years of their tenure in the three-stars and
above hotels in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and Cox's Bazar regions of Bangladesh.
Data are collected through a survey questionnaire using the convenience sampling
technique. In the analysis, the partial least square-structural equation modelling
(PLS-SEM) is used preceded by the test of reliability and validity of each indicator.
In this regard, SPSS 23 and SmartPLS-3 applications have been used.
Findings: The findings show that job satisfaction increases the affective
organizational commitment of the employees. Besides, job satisfaction boosts
employee engagement, and engagement further accelerates employees' affective
commitment. Hence, employee engagement performs the mediating role between
job satisfaction and affective organizational commitment.
Limitations: The findings of the study cannot be generalized across the country in
a larger context due to the small sample size and specific to one single industry,
which could be addressed in future studies.
Practical Implications: This study provides useful implications for hotel managers
to boost the employees' affective commitment by accelerating job satisfaction and
engagement in the organization.
Originality: This study also contributes to the body of knowledge by revealing
employee engagement as a mediator in the relationship between employee
satisfaction and commitment. | en_US |
