The Effect of Job Empowerment on Job Embeddedness: An Analytical Survey of The Opinions of A Sample Of Workers In The Baghdad Municipality

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  • Akram Naeem Qasim Technical College of Management - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • , Amer Abdel-Latif Al-Amery Technical College of Management - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Bushra Abdul-Aziz Omer College Technical Institute of Administration, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.

This research aims to identify the effect of job empowerment on the job embeddedness of employees in the Baghdad Municipality. The research problem included a low level of job embeddedness among employees in the organization, and this may be a result of the decline in the level of employee empowerment. The questionnaire was a tool in collecting data, which included two axes: addressing The first axis is the personal data of the employees of the research sample. The second axis deals with the paragraphs of the research variables (empowerment and job embeddedness). (350) workers participated in the questionnaire. The descriptive analytical approach was used, using (Cronbach’s alpha, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, Spearman correlation coefficient, and regression). Simple linear), a set of results were reached, the most prominent of which was the existence of a correlation as well as an effect of job empowerment on job embeddedness and its dimensions, meaning that an improvement in job empowerment practices enhances the level of feelings of job embeddedness among employees, and one of the most prominent recommendations is the necessity of the Baghdad Municipality adopting awareness programs To the leaders working for them, it explains the importance of empowering employees, explaining its impact on improving the quality of work,

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Job Empowerment- ; Job Embeddedness- Baghdad Municipality

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The Effect of Job Empowerment on Job Embeddedness: An Analytical Survey of The Opinions of A Sample Of Workers In The Baghdad Municipality. (2024). Journal Port Science Research, 7(2), 100-124. https://doi.org/10.36371/port.2024.2.2