Examining the Impact of Employee Engagement on Talent Retention .The Mediating Role of Job Embeddedness, and the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support | ||||
| مجلة جامعة مصر للدراسات الإنسانية | ||||
| Volume 5, Issue 4, July 2025, Page 537-582 PDF (1.03 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: المقالات العلمية. | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjoms.2025.340137.1192 | ||||
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Khaled El badry 
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| Abstract | ||||
| The current research explores the impact of employee engagement on talent retention in the Egyptian petroleum sector organizations with the mediating role of job embeddedness and the moderating role of perceived organizational support. The study employed a quantitative research design, using a sample of 470 employees covering the sector with different types and representing as well different specialties. Data were gathered through a structured survey, and the collected data was analyzed using SPSS v20 software. A correlation analysis was conducted to explore the relationships between employee engagement, job embeddedness, perceived organizational support, and talent retention. The goals of this research were largely achieved. Of the five hypotheses investigated, four were fully supported and one was not supported. The first hypothesis confirmed a positive relationship between employee engagement and talent retention. The second hypothesis confirmed a positive relationship between employee engagement and job embeddedness. The third hypothesis confirmed a positive relationship between job embeddedness and talent retention. while the fourth hypothesis regarding the moderating role of perceived organizational support on the relation between employee engagement and talent retention was rejected. The fifth hypothesis regarding the mediating role of job embeddedness on the relation between employee engagement and talent retention was confirmed. These findings highlight the alert for the Egyptian petroleum sector organizations to develop strategic recommendations to enhance employee engagement, job embeddedness, and perceived organizational support, which may improve talent retention in the sector organizations. The study findings as well may contribute to the strength and sustainability of the Egyptian petroleum sector organizations through developing effective talent retention strategies, policies, and procedures, which may support at the end in retaining the talents within a highly competitive and dynamically changing business environment and may secure the skilled workforce for years to come. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Talent Retention; Employee Engagement; Job Embeddedness; Perceived Organizational support | ||||
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