Work Engagement And Behavioral Outcomes At Higher Educational Institutions (Heis)

Abstract

The current research study examined the widely accepted belief that low work engagement leads to employee deviant behavior (DB) and increased turnover intentions (TI).  To investigate the study hypothesis, this research selected 340 employees from recently formed higher educational institutions (HEIs) in Pakistan. Employee work engagement (EWE) was found negatively associated with deviant behavior (DB) and turnover intentions (TI) to leave the company.  As per the study finding, PSS moderates the link between EWE and DB. Thus, an association between work engagement and turnover intentions were not moderated by PSS. Based on the findings, we concluded that PSS could be used as a reward for low levels of work engagement. Future research directions and suggestions are also discussed.