The Effect of Employee Engagement and Educational Qualification on Employee Productivity in Nigerian Banking Industry
Journal Title: IOSR journal of Business and Management - Year 2018, Vol 20, Issue 9
Abstract
Most economists agreed that growth in productivity has implication for the growth of the economy. The effect of employee engagement and educational qualification onemployee needs to be examined because of its implication for improved quality labour which in turn, leads to organizational success. This paper examined the effect of between employee engagement and educational qualification on employee productivity in selected deposit money banks in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population was 2,704 consisting the senior and middle level management staff of five selected banks. Sample size of 450 was selected using the Krejcie and Morgan table and proportionate random sampling method was adopted. The research instrument was validated and deemed reliable. The KMO results ranged from 0751 to 0.897 while the Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient ranged from 0.856 to 0.912. The data were analysed using the simple regression analysis. The findings revealed that employee engagement had a significant effect onemployee productivity (β= 0.691, t-value = 11.117, p<0.05). Educational qualification had a significant positive effect on employee productivity (β= 1.976, t-value = 3.235, p<0.05). The study revealed that employee engagement and educational qualification had significant positive effect on employee productivity in banking industry in Nigeria. It is therefore recommended that employers should pay attention to improving employee productivity by providing adequate employee engagement, training, skills, competencies as well as knowledge management or development.
Authors and Affiliations
Makinde Olubisi G. , Tayo, Folasade O. , Olaniyan, Toyin S.
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