The influence of career growth on work engagement: employees of manufacturing industry in Klang Valley, Selangor

Throughout the years the manufacturing sector emerged as one of the main industrial forces for driving the expansion of the economy. Work engagement became a significant topic for many organizations as they realised that employee retention was critical to any company's success. The labour that employees performed for the organization and the satisfaction they received from work was explicitly tied to work engagement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of career growth on work engagement among Klang Valley, Selangor employees in the manufacturing sector. A total of 269 employees were involved as respondents for this study. To collect the necessary data, questionnaire forms were utilised as a method of data collecting. Descriptive tests and inferential analysis, such as the Pearson correlation test and simple linear regression analysis, were utilised as quantitative approaches in this research. Version 23.0 of the Statistical Package for Social Science was applied for analysing the collected data. Sampling technique used in this study was snowball sampling. The finding showed that Career Growth have impact on Work Engagement. Professional Ability Development found as the most contributing factor in employees’ work engagement. It highlights the necessity of organisations to assist their employees in developing diverse skills in order to raise their productivity at work. In conclusion, employees will be more drawn to and develop a strong sense of belonging to the company if they believe they may accomplish higher career growth there.