Extent of Influence of Work Motivation on Employee Engagement: The Case of Contractual Faculty Members

Contract-of-service instructors (COSIs) are substantial part of state university's organizational success. Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), one of the prime state universities in the Philippines, is comprised of 331 faculty members where 50.76% were permanent faculty and 49.24% were COSIs. The study was aimed to investigate the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic work motivations on employee engagement of COSIs in SLSU. This study employed descriptivecausal research design. The study showed that majority of the COSIs were young, single women who had master's degree units and been serving the institution for two years or less. The COSIs had high levels of perceived intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and employee engagement in the institution. Moreover, the study presented that perceived intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and employee engagement did not significantly differ when grouped according to profile. Furthermore, the level of intrinsic motivation significantly influenced the level of employee engagement. However, the level of extrinsic motivation did not. “Faculty Stress Reduction Program” was developed to further boost the level of intrinsic motivation and employee engagement of the COSIs. Hence, this research served as a basis for foundation for the relevant enhancement of new motivational and engagement method for the contractual faculty members of the institution.