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Exploring academic staff engagement in a time of crisis and change through the lens of a multilevel job demand-resources analysis
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
2024
Abstract
Using Multilevel Job Demand-Resources theory, this research explores how crisis influenced perceptions about academic work engagement at individual, team, and organisational levels. The COVID-19 crisis led universities to make significant changes in response to health and fiscal impacts. Changes included restructuring, job shedding, and pivoting to online teaching which affected psychological well-being, and myriad affective outcomes. Thirty-six participants discussed COVID-19, changes in their university, effects on their work, and coping strategies. At the organisational level, participants consider their universities, specifically university leaders and leadership practices, afford limited resources to support responses to crisis and change leading to excessive job demands, negative health outcomes, and low motivation. At the team level, strong team relationships and supportive leaders were identified as important job resources to mitigate against some demands. At the individual level both coping and self-undermining practices were identified to manage demands. The implications on academic work engagement are elaborated.
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- Title
- Exploring academic staff engagement in a time of crisis and change through the lens of a multilevel job demand-resources analysis
- Authors/Creators
- Craig Whitsed - Curtin UniversityAntonia Girardi (she/her) - Murdoch University, College of BusinessScott Fitzgerald - Curtin UniversityJohn P Williams - Curtin University
- Publication Details
- Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
- Identifiers
- 991005680465907891
- Copyright
- © 2024 The Author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch Business School; College of Business
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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- Social Sciences, general