Building work engagement: A systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the effectiveness of work engagement interventions

摘要

Low work engagement may contribute towards decreased well-being and work performance.udEvaluating, boosting, and sustaining work engagement is therefore of interest to manyudorganizations. However, the evidence on which to base interventions has not yet beenudsynthesised. A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to assess the evidence for theudeffectiveness of work engagement interventions. A systematic literature search identifiedudcontrolled workplace interventions employing a validated measure of work engagement. Mostudused the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). Studies containing the relevant quantitativeuddata underwent random-effects meta-analyses. Results were assessed for homogeneity,udsystematic sampling error, publication bias, and quality. Twenty studies met the inclusion criteriaudand were categorised into four types of interventions: 1) personal resource building; 2) jobudresource building; 3) leadership training; and 4) health promotion. The overall effect on workudengagement was small, but positive, k=14, Hedges g=0.29, 95%-CI=0.12-0.46. Moderatorudanalyses revealed a significant result for intervention style, with a medium to large effect forudgroup interventions. Heterogeneity between the studies was high, and the success ofudimplementation varied. More studies are needed, and researchers are encouraged to collaborateudclosely with organizations to design interventions appropriate to individual contexts and settings,udand include evaluations of intervention implementation.