Examining the Relationship Between Work Engagement and Employee Performance During the COVID-19 Era: The Role of Social Distance Rules Applied in the Workplace

Abstract

It is known that employees' engagement at work positively affects their performance at work. In this study, it is thought that it is an important problem to reveal whether social distancing affects job performance by employees' work engagement. The collected data were tested with direct impact analysis and moderating regression analysis, and the hypotheses developed within the scope of the study were tested. Eight hypotheses were developed based on the literature and research model. The population of the study consists of employees in the provinces of Adıyaman, Gaziantep and Adana in Turkey. As a sampling method, easy sampling method was preferred from non-probability sampling methods. In this direction, data were collected from 456 employees who agreed to participate in the study. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 25, Amos 24 and Process Makro v3.5 package programs. When the findings of the study were examined; It has been proven that the engagement of employees during the Covid-19 period positively affects their performance at work.