The Effects of Confucius Management Culture on Work Engagement and Career Growth: A Case of Public Universities of Shandong Province, China
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Confucius Management Culture, Work Engagement, Career Growth, Psychological Contract Fulfillmentบทคัดย่อ
The purposes of this study were to identify Confucius management culture (CMC) that impacts work engagement (WE) and career growth (CG) and to explore the relationship between work engagement and career growth. A sample of 402 Chinese staff of public universities in Shandong province in China was selected random sampling and purposive sampling. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to validate the model and test the hypotheses. The factor loading of all items was up to the criteria (> 0.6). The empirical findings of this study were: (1) CMC has significant direct effects on WE and CG; (2) Work engagement was positively related to career growth; and (3) CMC also had an indirect effect on WE and CG separately through psychological contract fulfillment (PCF). The examination of these relationships makes a significant contribution to the existing research on Confucius management culture. The study provides a theoretical basis and practical direction for the future dissemination of Confucius management culture in universities. The contributions of this study will be useful for managers to enhance staff work engagement and promote staff career growth in public universities in Shandong province, from the management culture perspective.
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