Examining the linkage between creative self-efficacy and work engagement: The moderating role of openness to experience

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between creative self-efficacy and work engagement using openness to experience as a moderator. The theoretical background is rooted in the resource perspective of the job demands-resources model (JD-R model) of work engagement.

Design/methodology/approach

The developed hypotheses were tested in a study of 101 faculty members from a science and technology institute in the USA. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to analyze the data.

Findings

The results supported a positive effect of creative self-efficacy on work engagement but did not support a moderating effect of openness to experience on the relationship between creative self-efficacy and work engagement.

Originality/value

This study introduces the context of creativity into the work engagement and JD-R model fields. Specifically, through the resource perspective of the JD-R model, it theoretically and empirically extends the contribution and explanatory ability of personal resources to the improvement of work engagement.

Citation

Chen, I.-S. (2016), "Examining the linkage between creative self-efficacy and work engagement: The moderating role of openness to experience", Baltic Journal of Management, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 516-534. https://doi.org/10.1108/BJM-04-2015-0107