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Do employees involved in career accidents experience greater work engagement? The moderating role of job resources

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  • Fabian O. Ugwu
  • Lawrence E. Ugwu
  • Fidelis O. Okpata
  • Ike E. Onyishi

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Purpose - This study investigated whether job resources (i.e. strengths use support, career self-management and person–job [PJ] fit) moderate the relationship between perceived involvement in a career accident (PICA) and work engagement. Design/methodology/approach - The study adopted a time-lagged design (N= 398; 69% male), and data were collected at two-point of measurements among Nigerian university academics. Findings - Results of the present study indicated that employees with higher PICA scores reported low work engagement. Strength use support had significant direct positive main effects on employee work engagement and also produced a significant moderation effect between PICA and work engagement. Career self-management (CSM) was positively related to employee work engagement. The moderation effect of CSM on the relationship between PICA and work engagement was also significant. Results of the present study further indicated that P-J fit was related positively to work engagement and also moderated the negative relationship between PICA and work engagement. Originality/value - Dearth of employment opportunities has led individuals to choose their career by chance, but empirical studies that validate this assertion are lacking. Few available studies on career accident were exclusively conducted in Western European contexts. The current study therefore deepens the understanding of career accident and work engagement in a neglected context such as Nigeria.

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  • Fabian O. Ugwu & Lawrence E. Ugwu & Fidelis O. Okpata & Ike E. Onyishi, 2023. "Do employees involved in career accidents experience greater work engagement? The moderating role of job resources," Evidence-based HRM, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 12(3), pages 575-591, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ebhrmp:ebhrm-03-2023-0070
    DOI: 10.1108/EBHRM-03-2023-0070
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