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Type :thesis
Subject :BF Psychology
Main Author :Tan, Chi Lau
Title :The relationship between personality traits, job crafting and work engagement among private university academic staff
Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi
Year of Publication :2020
Notes :With cd
Corporate Name :Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personality traits, job crafting and work engagement among private university academic staff. The study used   correlational  design.  Five-factor  model  by  Costa  and  McCrae  and  revised  job  demands-resources  model  by  Schaufeli  and  Bakker  were  used  in  this  study.  In examining   the  relationships  among  the  variables,  job  crafting  was  selected  as  a mediating variable  in this study. A sample of 284 respondents was randomly selected from 1,712 academic staff from two  private universities in Perak. To collect qualitative data, an interview session was conducted with  seven participants which were selected purposefully. Instruments used in this study consisted of  mini international personality item pool, job crafting scale and Utrecht work engagement scales. A  semi-structured interview  protocol  was  developed  to  collect  qualitative  data.  Two  experts   have validated the instruments and the reliabilities of the instruments based on Cronbach Alpha  coefficients were α = 0.81, 0.88, and 0.88, respectively. The quantitative results showed  that   agreeableness  (β=0.393,  p

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