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The influence of prosocial motivation and civility on work engagement:The mediating role of thriving at work

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  • Ghulam Abid
  • Iqra Sajjad
  • Natasha Saman Elahi
  • Saira Farooqi
  • Asma Nisar

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Thriving at work is a psychological state in which employee experience both the sense of vitality and learning. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, Job Demands and Resources model, and Socially Embedded Model of thriving, our study examines the direct influence of two behavioral antecedents (i.e. prosocial motivation and civility) on work engagement. Moreover, we also investigated the mediating mechanism of thriving at work in the relationship between workplace behavioral antecedents and work engagement. Data were collected in two-wave time lagged cross-sectional time horizon with a gap of two weeks from diverse sample. Using PROCESS macro by Hayes on actual sample of 239 employees from various job functions, strong empirical support is found for all the direct and indirect hypothesized relationships. The finding of the study contributes to the better understanding of the most emerging construct, namely, thriving at work. Theoretical and practical implications along with recommendations for further empirical research on thriving at work are also provided.

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  • Ghulam Abid & Iqra Sajjad & Natasha Saman Elahi & Saira Farooqi & Asma Nisar, 2018. "The influence of prosocial motivation and civility on work engagement:The mediating role of thriving at work," Cogent Business & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(1), pages 1493712-149, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oabmxx:v:5:y:2018:i:1:p:1493712
    DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2018.1493712
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    1. Ghulam Abid & Francoise Contreras & Saira Ahmed & Tehmina Qazi, 2019. "Contextual Factors and Organizational Commitment: Examining the Mediating Role of Thriving at Work," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Alexandra Francina Janneke Klijn & Maria Tims & Evgenia I. Lysova & Svetlana N. Khapova, 2021. "Personal Energy at Work: A Systematic Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-49, December.
    3. Francesco Pace & Emanuela Ingusci & Fulvio Signore & Giulia Sciotto, 2021. "Human Resources Management Practices Perception and Extra-Role Behaviors: The Role of Employability and Learning at Work," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-11, August.
    4. Sophia Soyoung Jeong & Yuanyuan Gong & Alexandra Henderson, 2023. "Sympathy or distress? The moderating role of negative emotion differentiation in helping behavior," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 40(4), pages 1429-1458, December.
    5. Arelys López‐Concepción & Ana I. Gil‐Lacruz & Isabel Saz‐Gil, 2022. "Stakeholder engagement, Csr development and Sdgs compliance: A systematic review from 2015 to 2021," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(1), pages 19-31, January.
    6. Chunyu Zhang & Liping Liu, 2022. "The Influence of Health-Promoting Leadership on Employees’ Positive Workplace Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Employability and the Moderating Role of Workplace Civility," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-17, November.

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