Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation

12-2019

Document Type

Doctoral Dissertation

Degree Name

Ph. D.

Department

Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development

Degree Program

Educational Leadership and Organizational Development, PhD

Committee Chair

Shuck, Brad

Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)

Immekus, Jason

Committee Member

Immekus, Jason

Committee Member

Rose, Kevin

Committee Member

Hancock, Meg

Author's Keywords

employee engagement; work performance; asset management

Abstract

The construct of employee engagement and its relationship to desirable organizational outcomes has received a great deal of attention within Human Resource Development (HRD) literature. However, little research has examined the influence of employee engagement on work performance in the active asset management industry, and no academic study has explored employee engagement in the active asset management industry using the lens of HRD. This study examined the relationship between employee engagement and work performance, and the moderating effect of age, gender, and job function on the relationship between employee engagement and work performance, for individuals employed within active asset management. The study provides supporting academic evidence for each of the key variables as well as well as justification for considering these variables within the active asset management industry. A population sample of 109 individuals were surveyed. Using correlation and moderation analysis the study showed that employee engagement and work performance are positively associated with each other. Additionally, findings indicated that age, gender, and job function, do not moderate the relationship between employee engagement and work performance. Implications for HRD theory and research, along with recommendations for strategic leaders within the active asset management industry are reviewed.

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