Abstract:
Purpose: This research is conducted with a purpose to analyze impact of job design’s
characteristics that are skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and feedback
on Employees Engagement. In this research study descriptive approach is used to analyze the
collected responses i.e. primary data using specially designed questionnaire to meet the
requirements of the current study.
Research Methodology: The sample size of 400 respondents was selected out of which
346 responses we have received, for the current study that represents the employees that are
working in the Education Sector of Pakistan. In this research study, Non-probability
convenience sampling technique was applied to select the desired number of elements from
the targeted population.
Findings of the Research: The results of the study indicate that there is significant
relationship between dependent variable and independent variables. Surprisingly, a negative
relationship was found between task identity, feedback and employee engagement. A
significant positive relationship was found between employee engagement and skill variety,
task significance autonomy and feedback.
Practical Implications: The recommendations of the current study provide significant
implications for practitioners and academicians. The study suggests that there is a significant
impact of job design characteristics on employee’s engagement in the context of education
sector of Pakistan. Practitioners can use these findings to gain deeper understanding of
employee engagement in the context of public sector and provide detailed recommendations
on how to improve job design that can result in enhanced employee engagement.
