The Effect of Human Resource Management Practices on Employees’ Job Engagement With an Emphasis on The Mediating Role of Positive Psychological Capital in The Headquarters of Roads and Urban Development Markazi Province

In today's competitive world, one of the important tools for the development and survival of the organization and the achievement of goals, is the human element and attention to the capabilities and positive capacities of employees.

The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of human resource management practices on employees’ job engagement with an emphasis on the mediating role of positive psychological capital in the headquarters of roads and urban development markazi province.

The present research in terms of goal is an applied type and in terms of the nature and method is causal. The statistical population was employees in the headquarters of roads and urban development markazi province. In order to estimate the sample size of Cochran formula has been used that the sample size of 150 was calculated. In this research, simple random sampling method is used. The data collection tool is a questionnaire.

The results of the first hypothesis showed that HRM practices have a positive effect (0/66) on job engagement. The results of the second hypothesis showed that HRM practices have a positive effect (0/81) on positive psychological capital. The results of the third hypothesis show that positive psychological capital has a positive effect (0/39) on job engagement. The results of the fourth hypothesis showed that HRM practices have a positive effect (0/97) on job engagement through the mediating variable of positive psychological capital.

Regarding the positive effect of HRM practices on Employees’ Job Engagement through the mediating variable of positive psychological capital, Managers can increase the level of Employees’ Job Engagement by increasing their skills, motivation, job opportunities and desirable working conditions through HRM practices and strengthening the components of positive psychological capital.