Open AccessEmployee Engagement and Performance in Selected Ministries in Anambra State Civil Service of Nigeria
Author(s) -
Orogbu Lilian Obiageli,
Onyeizugbe Chinedu Uzochukwu,
Onwuzuligbo Leo,
Agu Ifeyinwa Angela
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of economics and public finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-1046
pISSN - 2377-1038
DOI - 10.22158/jepf.v2n2p280
Subject(s) - inefficiency , service (business) , population , civil service , sample (material) , product (mathematics) , psychology , state (computer science) , business , operations management , mathematics , marketing , engineering , economics , public service , public relations , political science , medicine , environmental health , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , algorithm , microeconomics
This study was necessitated by the inefficiency that has trailed the performance of employees in the Civil Service in Anambra state. The objective of this study is to ascertain the extent to which employee involvement correlates with goal achievement in Anambra State Civil Service. The study employed correlational survey research design, with a population of 684 employees, and a sample size of 252 was determined with the use of Taro Yamane formula of finite population, the questionnaire allocation was determined using Bowley’s proportion allocation formula. The study obtained information from the data using mean and standard deviation. The hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient on SPSS version 20, which establishes the extent of the relationship between the variables under consideration. The findings showed that employee involvement has a significant positive relationship with goal achievement in the selected ministries. The researcher recommended that the Civil Service should engage in induction training to specify work roles to each employee, encourage involvement of employees in decision making and feedback should be given on their performance with commensurate reward.