Exploring the influence of psychological empowerment on work engagement among employees working in knowledge-based organizations: An intervening analysis of employee silence.

Abstract

The study examines the effect of psychological empowerment on work engagement with intervention of employee silence among faculty members and doctors of public sector universities and hospitals in Sindh. Relational and intervening influences have been tested using mediation procedures laid down by (Baron & Kenny, 1986). Results suggest that psychological empowerment has positive and significant relation with work engagement. Results have established that employee silence fully mediates the relationship between psychological empowerment and work engagement. Management can use findings of this study to enhance psychological empowerment and reduce employee silence to create more engaged employees in universities and hospitals specifically and in other public sector organizations generally.