Engaging to Perform: Job Satisfaction as a Mediator

The aim of this paper is to investigate the relation between engagement and companies' performance, when mediated by job satisfaction, as an outcome of engagement. In order to accomplish this goal, a literature review was undertaken in order to support the conceptual model and hypothesis. Data was collected using a survey with four main sections: employee engagement, job satisfaction, perceived company performance, and demographics. The sample was made of line managers of several major companies in Portugal. Results show, on the one hand, that engagement is related with job satisfaction and, on the other that company perceived performance is influenced by job satisfaction. Thus some practical implications are related to developing knowledge regarding employees' attitudes and behaviours towards company's performance.