Inspirational Inducement and Employees’ Engagement in the Manufacturing Firms in Lagos

Authors

  • Simon Emmanuel Hart Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4987-6340
  • Ukpong Uwem Johnson Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria.
  • Chukwu Igwe Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Inspirational Inducement, Employee Engagement, Employee Vigor, Employee Dedication, Employee Absorbtion

Abstract

The study seeks to examine the association between Inspirational inducement and employee engagement in the manufacturing firms in Lagos. In order to determine or measure the level of employee engagement, the study use vigor, dedication and absorption as indicators of employee engagement. A cross sectional survey method was adopted with a study population of one hundred and seventy-eight (178) employees of the firms under study. The sample size of the study was determined using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sample determination table, the sample size is one hundred and twenty-three (123) employees that were randomly selected. The inferential and descriptive statistical tools were used in the analysis of data for the study. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient analytical technique (r) was utilized to test the relationship between inspirational inducement and employee engagement in the manufacturing firms in Lagos. The results show that inspirational inducement predict employee’s engagement. The study recommends that managers of the manufacturing firms should endervour to ensure that individual heads of organizational units are properly motivated in other for them to put in their best in ensuring the growth of the organization and this would help send a positive signal to the subordinates in the organisation.

How to cite this article: Hart SE, Johnson UU, Igwe C. Inspirational Inducement and Employees’ Engagement in the Manufacturing Firms in Lagos. J Adv Res Busi Law Tech Mgmt 2019; 2(2): 18-26.

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2019-12-31

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Advanced Research in Business Law and Technology Management

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