Employee engagement of private sector employees in Southern Thailand: Big Five personality, transformational leadership, and psychological safety

• Main Authors: Jansriboot, Parichat, Mat, Norsiah, Mat, Norazuwa
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/23850/1/CBMM%202017%201213%201228.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/23850/

This study examines the relationship between Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality (i.e, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to experience, agreeableness and neuroticism), transformational leadership and psychological safety on employee engagement.A total of 402 of private sector companies in Southern Thailand participated in this study.PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data.Overall measurement model showed appropriate psychometric properties in term of reliability and validity.The propose model of this research has relied primarily on reflective measurement model.Out of the five personality factors, three proved to have an influence on employee engagement (extraversion, conscientiousness, and openness to experience), however the influence of agreeableness and neuroticism were not supported.Transformational leadership and psychological safety also showed direct influence on employee engagement. Theoretical, practical and methodological implications of the study are highlighted.