Linking Organizational Climate to Work Engagement: A Study in the Healthcare Sector

Using a two-level structural equation approach, this article investigates the links between organizational climate and work engagement in a sample of public hospitals in Italy. Drawing from the Job Demands-Resources model, the model posits a positive association between work engagement and a climate...

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Published inInternational journal of public administration Vol. 42; no. 7; pp. 547 - 557
Main Authors Ancarani, Alessandro, Mauro, Carmela Di, Giammanco, Maria Daniela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Routledge 19.05.2019
Marcel Dekker, Inc
Subjects
Attainment
Autonomy
Empowerment
Health care
Healthcare
Hospitals
Human resources
Job characteristics
Management
Organizational climate
Public administration
Public sector
Work
work engagement
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Summary:Using a two-level structural equation approach, this article investigates the links between organizational climate and work engagement in a sample of public hospitals in Italy. Drawing from the Job Demands-Resources model, the model posits a positive association between work engagement and a climate promoting worker's autonomy, empowerment, and well-being, whereas it suggests that a climate based on efficiency and goal attainment is not favorable for engagement. Results support the hypotheses and suggest that performance based models implemented in recent years as part of public sector reforms are not conducive to engaged workers. Implications for research on work engagement in the public sector and for public management are drawn.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900692.2018.1491595