title: Employee engagement and management standards: a concurrent evaluation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The UK Health & Safety Executive's Management Standards Indicator Tool (MSIT) has been used to assess areas of work design, which may act as psychosocial hazards leading to burnout. These have not been assessed as predictors of employee engagement.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the utility of the MSIT in evaluating employee engagement as measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey of employees from two sales organizations in London was performed using the MSIT and UWES. MSIT scores were analysed stratifying medium-high versus low engagement. Multivariate linear regression evaluated the association of all MSIT scores with UWES factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Control, managerial support, peer support and employee role differed by engagement level. Demands, peer support and role exceeded MSIT benchmark guidance that would warrant urgent improvement. Role ambiguity was the only factor significantly associated with all subdomains of engagement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Role appears to play a major part in determining employee engagement. Assessment of the relationship between factors measured by the MSIT and UWES requires further investigation in wider organizational settings, particularly the influence of employee role on positive psychological outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Society, Enterprise & Environment, Department of Science, Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Newton St Loe, Bath BA2 9BN, UK, j.ravalier@bathspa.ac.uk.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ravalier
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London WIW 6UW, UK.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dandil
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London WIW 6UW, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Limehouse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D017150:Public Sector; D017751:Safety Management; D057566:Self Report; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Engagement; Management Standards Indicator Tool; Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.; stress