Underpinned by Social Exchange Theory (SET) this study examines the relationship between social resources and employee engagement using the Ubuntu construct as a mediating variable. Employee engagement conceptualized as a positive work-related mind-set has demonstrated positive association with both supervisor support and colleague support. The study uses data collected from employees in organizations in Botswana (n = 438) to assess the relationship between social resources and employee engagement using Ubuntu as a mediating variable. Using mediation analysis, findings suggest that high levels of Ubuntu enhance the strength of the relationship among supervisor support, colleague support and employee engagement. These findings open significant potential for future studies identifying the cultural peculiarities as well as managerial implications of management concepts such as employee engagement in non-western settings and underlining the importance of the Ubuntu concept in managing staff in a sub-Saharan Africa country.

在社会交流理论（SET）的支持下，本研究使用Ubuntu结构作为中介变量，研究了社会资源与员工敬业度之间的关系。被概念化为与工作相关的积极心态的员工敬业度已显示出与上级支持和同事支持之间的积极关联。该研究使用从博茨瓦纳（n = 438）的组织中的员工收集的数据，以Ubuntu为中介变量来评估社会资源与员工敬业度之间的关系。使用中介分析，发现表明高水平的Ubuntu增强主管支持，同事支持和员工敬业度之间关系的强度。这些发现为今后的研究提供了巨大的潜力，这些研究可以确定文化观念的特殊性以及管理理念的管理含义，例如员工在非西方环境中的参与度，并强调了Ubuntu理念在撒哈拉以南非洲国家管理员工的重要性。