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Employee engagement and job performance in Lebanon: the mediating role of creativity

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  • Hussein Nabil Ismail
  • Adnan Iqbal
  • Lina Nasr

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between employee engagement and job performance in the country of Lebanon, and to test whether creativity mediates the relationship between engagement and performance. Design/methodology/approach - The research sample consisted of 186 respondents working in Lebanese firms. The questionnaire included established measures relating to employee engagement, job performance and creativity – in addition to various demographic questions. Stepwise multiple regression and bootstrapping methods were employed in the analysis of the data. Findings - The findings showed a significant positive effect of employee engagement on job performance. However, mediation analysis using bootstrapping methods has shown that creativity has fully mediated the relationship between engagement and performance. Originality/value - The study extends previous research and increases the external validity of the findings by investigating the relationship between engagement and performance in new non-western contexts. Moreover, this is one of the first research studies that explores the role of creativity in the relationship between the two variables; this helps in improving our understanding of the model and aids in enhancing the effect of engagement on performance.

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  • Hussein Nabil Ismail & Adnan Iqbal & Lina Nasr, 2019. "Employee engagement and job performance in Lebanon: the mediating role of creativity," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 68(3), pages 506-523, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:ijppm-02-2018-0052
    DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-02-2018-0052
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    9. Hussain Almawali & Nor Intan Adha Hafit & Narehan Hassan, 2021. "Motivational Factors and Job Performance: The Mediating Roles of Employee Engagement," International Journal of Human Resource Studies, Macrothink Institute, vol. 11(3), pages 6782-6782, December.
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