Employee Engagement in Corporate Sustainability Initiatives: An Empirical Comparison of Conventional and Modern Working Environment Practices

Authors

Ahmad Mansour, Department of Business, Business School, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan.Follow
Hind Al-Ahmed, Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Ahmad Shajrawi, E-marketing department, Faculty of Business, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.Follow
Khaled Alshaketheep, Department of Marketing, Business School, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.Follow
Muhammad Alshurideh, Department of Marketing, School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanFollow
Arafat Deeb, Sultan Zine alabiden University, MalaysiaFollow

DOI

10.35552/0247.39.5.2479

Abstract

Objective: The study targets the investigation of Employee Engagement differences across Traditional and New work forms in Corporate Social Initiatives together with workplace practices that boost Sustainable Project Engagement. Methodology: The authors used a mixed-methods design approach in their research. A survey with 300 sustainable project personnel either working full-time or part-time collected quantitative data for analysis. Thirty semi-structured interviews comprised both employee and managerial personnel to collect qualitative data. The evaluation of workplace practices like flexibility and autonomy and communication & leadership on employee engagement was conducted through regression analysis. Researchers employed thematic analysis on interview data for the purpose of extracting major cultural elements combined with leadership aspects within the organization. Results/Findings: The research showed that modern workplace staff achieved superior engagement outcomes (mean = 4.1) than traditional workplace staff (mean = 3.2). Results of regression analysis demonstrated that flexibility practice together with autonomy and communication & leadership systems at work substantially affect employee engagement. Engagement showed a stronger positive relation with communication and leadership practices compared to flexibility and autonomy according to data analysis (F(3,198) = 70.65, p < 0.001; β = 0.35, p < 0.01; β = 0.48, p < 0.001). The analysis of interviews showed that cultural elements and leadership approach actively support sustainable work environments. Conclusion/Recommendation: The study demonstrates that workplace modernization practices which include flexible work policies together with staff autonomy and advanced leadership and communication create elevated sustainability participation from employees. Organizations should include these practices within their strategic frameworks to boost sustainability engagement from employees and develop better sustainable workplace atmospheres. New research should examine the impact of organizational frameworks and business industry types on the workplace practice-to-employee engagement relationship for sustainability initiatives.

Recommended Citation

Mansour, Ahmad; Al-Ahmed, Hind; Shajrawi, Ahmad; Alshaketheep, Khaled; Alshurideh, Muhammad; and Deeb, Arafat (2025) "Employee Engagement in Corporate Sustainability Initiatives: An Empirical Comparison of Conventional and Modern Working Environment Practices," An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities): Vol. 39: Iss. 5, Article 8.
DOI: 10.35552/0247.39.5.2479
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/anujr_b/vol39/iss5/8