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Employee engagement, organisational commitment, and job satisfaction in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe: An exploratory study

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 29 , issue 4 , 2019 , pages: 393–400

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1647964

Author(s): Molefe Maleka Department of People Management and Development, South Africa , Mthokozisi Mpofu Department of People Management and Development, South Africa , Clifford Kendrick Hlatywayo Department of Human Sciences, Namibia , Ines Meyer Organisational Psychology, South Africa , Stuart Carr Industrial and Organisational Psychology, New Zealand , Jane Parker Employment Relations and HRM, New Zealand

Keywords: employee engagement , job satisfaction , organisational commitment , SADC

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to measure employee engagement (EE), organisational commitment (OC), and job satisfaction (JS) in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. We surveyed a convenience sample of 631 employees (South Africa: n = 219; Namibia: n = 212; and Zimbabwe: n = 200). The employees completed a selection of items from the Employee Engagement Scale, the Organisational Commitment Scale, and the Job Satisfaction Scale. Following analysis of variance and t-tests, results t-tests showed between-country differences in EE, OC, and JS in which South African employees reported higher scores than those from Namibia and Zimbabwe. Macro-level economic factors may explain the country differences in EE, OC, and JS.

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