Are Work Engaged Employees Perceive Career Success? A Study of Hospitality at Macau

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Are Work Engaged Employees Perceive Career Success? A Study of Hospitality at Macau
Abstract
This study examined 206 casino dealers in hospitality at Macau to investigate the extent of their subjective career success and work engagement. Casino dealers were work engaged, but their subjective career success was fairly low, with significant difference between them, which indicates they have cognitive dissonance about their jobs. Several personality variables (emotional suppression and work ethic), organizational variables, i.e., organizational socialization (training, understanding, coworker support, future prospects), and distributive justice, were assessed in relation to subjective career success and work engagement. Organizational socialization, work ethic, and distributive justice were positively correlated with and predictors of subjective career success and work engagement; while emotion suppression was negatively correlated with and predictor of work engagement. This study provides evidence of extending the theories of subjective career success and work engagement in Chinese society and hospitality. Also, it identifies factors that could resolve the employees’ cognitive dissonance, and implementations for management were discussed.
Publication
Journal of Hospitality
Volume
2
Issue
1-2
Pages
30-48
Date
2020/03/06
Language
en
ISSN
2643-0924
Short Title
Are Work Engaged Employees Perceive Career Success?
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Copyright (c) 2020 Angus C.H. Kuok
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Number: 1-2
Citation
Kuok, A. C. H. (2020). Are Work Engaged Employees Perceive Career Success? A Study of Hospitality at Macau. Journal of Hospitality, 2(1–2), 30–48. http://htmjournals.com/jh/index.php/jh/article/view/19