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The Effect of Work Engagement on Individual Innovation: An Empirical Study in the Kingdom of Bahrain |
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PP: 127-151 |
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Hamad Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Malky,
Omar Rabeea Mahdi,
Islam A. Nassar,
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Abstract |
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| The present paper aims to investigate the effect of work engagement on the individual innovation of employees in nationality, passport, and residency affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The study adopted the quantitative approach. Survey data were collected from (291) employees. The data were analyzed using a statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) (version 22.0). The results illustrated a significant effect of work engagement on the individual innovation of the employees in nationality, passport, and residency affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In addition, absorption was the most influential dimension on individual creativity, followed by dedication. However, vigor had no significant effect on individual innovation. Moreover, there were statistically significant differences in the opinions of employees regarding the work engagement and individual innovation of the employees in nationality, passport, and residency affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain based on the demographic variables of gender, age, years of experience, and job level. This study significantly contributes to the existing literature in work engagement and individual innovation. It also provides a practical implication for practitioners in terms of applying work engagement and individual innovation in nationality, passport, and residency affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moreover, it presents visions on how the work engagement deals with individual creativity in the Arab Gulf region, especially in the public sector or government institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain.. The study recommends encouraging the employees vigor by exerting high levels of energy and mental flexibility, enhancing the employees dedication to work by reinforcing their sense of enthusiasm in the work they do and supporting the employees who have a high degree of absorption at work and those controlled by a high degree of exhaustion. |
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