Work Engagement, Work-Family Conflict and Personality Traits: Study Among Oil Palm Plantation Officers.

The oil palm plantation industry has been competitive in the face of the global economy. Competitive advantage can be created through employees and organizations. Work engagement is the primary antecedent of a successful organization. This study is to investigate work-family conflict, and personality traits that determine work engagement among oil palm plantation officers. Participants were 782 executive officers from 36 oil palm plantation estates. The Hierarchical regression analysis showed that work-family conflict and personality traits are predictors of work engagement. Work-family conflict and neuroticism traits are associated with a low level of work engagement. Meanwhile, extraversion trait, agreeableness trait, openness to experience trait, and conscientiousness trait are associated with a high level of work engagement. The demands of work, job resources, and personal resources contribute to work engagement. These findings could be a policy in balancing work-family and training programs to develop employment opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]