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Exploring employee work engagement in academia: A qualitative study

Ibrahim Al-Jubari

Abstract

Academic institutions need to engage academic staff members in order to make full utilization of knowledge they have and transmit it to younger generations to build better societies. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to explore what really makes academic members engaged. Semi-structured interviews with six informants from academia were conducted to explore this issue. This study employs convenience sampling technique. The nature of the job and subjects taught, the feeling of responsibility and trust, the quality of relationship between lecturers and their immediate bosses were the major contributors to their engagement. However, organizational justice found to have little impact on their engagement.

Key words: Academia, employee, lecturers, informant.

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