The Structural Equation Modeling of Employee engagement of Hydropower Plant
Keywords:
Structural Equation Modeling, the employee engagement, hydropower plantAbstract
The purposes of this research were to analyze the structural equation model of the employee engagement of hydropower plant. The population was 1,983 employees of hydropower plant in the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). The sample was 322 people selected by random sampling. Data were carried out from January to February 2017. The research instrument was a questionnaires comprised of 3 parts, e.g., (1) transformation leadership (2) job resources and (3) employee engagement. There Cronbach’s alpha coefficient were 0.96, 0.83, and 0.92, respectively. Data were analyzed Structural Equation Modeling.
The findings of this research study revealed that job resources had positive direct effects on employee engagement (β=.32, <.01), transformation leadership had positive direct effects (β= .22, p<.001) and indirect effects on employee engagement respectively. The structural equation model of employee engagement of hydropower plant was congruent with the empirical data (P-value = .058, Chi-Square=53.727, df = 39, CMIN/df = 1.378, GFI = 0.973, AGFI = 0.945, CFI=0.996, RMSEA = 0.034). It revealed that the job resources had direct and highest effect, while transformation leadership exhibited both direct and indirect effects to the employee engagement. The findings of this research suggested that the employer should focus on providing sufficient job resources and developing of transformation leadership. Transformation leadership can use job resources in the work for maximum benefit. Which will positively affect employee engagement
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