scholarly journals The Effect of Black Tax on Employee Engagement: The Mediating Role of Idiocentrism-Allocentrism-A Case of Pharmaceutical Industry in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5(J)) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Vakira, E. ◽  
Nikisi, D. ◽  
Ndlovu, N. ◽  
Shumba, V. ◽  
Ncube, C. M. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Open Door Policy ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
Staff Morale ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Multi Stage

Employees in the Pharmaceutical industry are coming late to work and knocking off early. These actions unveiled by the employees are likely to incur economic costs on the employer, occasioned by low employee productivity. Owners of production have expressed concern over the general low staff morale in the pharmaceutical sector. While most studies have concentrated on internal job-related factors as drivers of employee engagement, this study seeks to assess employee engagement as being influenced by black tax, an external factor. The main aim of the research was to establish the influence of black tax on employee engagement, being mediated by idiocentrism-allocentrism, particularly focussing on the pharmaceutical manufacturing and retailing industry in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The study employed the philosophical approach of pragmatism to guide the whole research. The researcher adopted a multi-stage sampling technique supported by the census technique to pick participants from the population. Closed and open-ended questionnaires were used to collect data from qualified pharmacists who are working in both the manufacturing and retailing industry in Bulawayo. Statistical Package for Social Sciences v23 (Process v3.5 by Andrew F. Hayes) was used to test the hypothesized relationship among variables. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that black tax directly influence employee engagement in the presence of a mediator (idiocentrism-allocentrism). Furthermore, the results indicate that the indirect coefficient was partially significant, which means that idiocentrism-allocentrism has a partial influence on employee engagement. The researchers recommend that management should ensure that employees are motivated all the time. They should implement an open-door policy so that employees can share their issues that affect their engagement level at work.

scholarly journals Socio-Cultural Factors as Determinant of Women’s Attitude Towards Participation in Trade Unionism in Ondo State

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-341
Author(s):  
F. M. Osalusi ◽  
M. B. Ajibefun
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
The One ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Sampling Procedures

Abstract This study examined the issues of socio-cultural factors as determinants of women’s attitude towards participation in trade unionism in Ondo State. The study adopted a descriptive research design of the survey type and a multi-stage sampling procedures. At stage one, purposive sampling technique was used to select five institutions out of the six government owned institutions in Ondo State. The one that was not selected was considered very young with no active labour union. Stage two involved the categorisation of staff in each institution into academic and non- academic using stratified sampling technique. Stage three involved the selection of fifty (50) respondents each from the institutions selected through random sampling technique making a total of five hundred (500) respondents as sample for the study. An instrument titled: ‘Women Participation in Trade Unionism Questionnaire (WPTUQ)’ designed by the researcher was used to collect data. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics such as, frequency count, mean scores, percentages and standard deviations while hypotheses were tested using t-test and regression statistics as well as Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed significant relationship between socio-cultural variables such as marital factors, age related factors, economic factors and women’s participation in trade union activities. It was therefore recommended that women need to be encouraged to participate more actively in trade unionism. Also, religious institutions were advised to preach sermons in churches and mosques that would discourage gender bias. Also, women’s education should be taken as priority to enhance their active participation in trade unionism.

scholarly journals The Effects of Wages and Welfare Facilities on Employee Productivity: Mediating Role of Employee Work Motivation

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 38-60
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nurul Alam ◽  
Md Mahmudul Hassan ◽  
Dorothea Bowyer ◽  
Md Reaz
Keyword(s):  
Work Motivation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose- Garment employee productivity in Bangladesh is the lowest compared to its competitors such as China, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Bangladeshi Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry will find it a challenge to survive in the global market unless they improve employee productivity. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to observe the relationship among wages and benefits, welfare facilities, employee work motivation and employee productivity. Design/Methodology/Approach- The study was conducted under the positivism philosophy for which Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory was used for framing the hypotheses. A deductive approach, explanatory research design and a quantitative methodology was followed in order to conduct the study. Through a questionnaire survey, twenty-five items were taken from existing literature to measure the variables. By a systematic probability sampling technique, 500 samples were collected from the target population. Thereafter, SPSS and SEM using Smart-PLS were utilised for analysing and developing the model. Findings- The outcome of the analysis revealed that all seven hypotheses were supported. Practical Implications- These findings will assist the policymakers, the government of Bangladesh, factory owners, managers and other stakeholders to formulate new policies and practices. Originality/Value- This study explores the relationship among wages and benefits, welfare facilities, employee work motivation and employee productivity which has not been explored theoretically and tested empirically in a Bangladeshi context. In the future, comparative research can be carried out by collecting samples from the EPZ (Export Processing Zone) and non-EPZ factories.

scholarly journals The Effect of Job Resources on Employee Engagament with Workplace Spirituality and Professional Identity as Mediation for Millennial Generation Employees of PT. Bank Muamalat Wes Jakarta Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Driyati Nur Anika ◽  
Mafizatun Nurhayati
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Workplace Spirituality ◽  
Job Resources ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Healthy Human ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Positive Effect

A well functioning organization is the output of healthy human resources, committed and always motivated which can also be called employee engagement. This study aims to prove the existence of direct and indirect impact between job resources and employee engagement. Quantitative research that uses premier data through questionnaries with a sample of 96 respondents with saturated sampling technique and analysis method using SEM-Pls. The results of this study indicate that job resources have no effect on employee engagement, job resources have a positive effect on workplace spirituality, workplace spirituality has no effect on employee engagement, job resources have positive effect on professional identity, professional identity have a positive effect on employee engagement, workplace spirituality is unable to mediate between job resources and employee engagement, and professional identity plays a mediating role between job resources and employee engagement.

scholarly journals EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT AND CUSTOMERS’ LOYALTY FOR UTILITARIAN SERVICES: A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-405
Author(s):  
Sajjad Ahmad Afridi ◽  
Wajid Khan ◽  
Asad Javed ◽  
Muhammad Waseem ◽  
Kaleem Saifullah
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Customer Engagement ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Moderated Mediation Model ◽  
The Impact

Purpose of the study: The present study aimed to determine the impact of employee engagement on customers’ loyalty through customers’ engagement. Moreover, this study also aimed to examine the moderating role of customers’ trust and the mediating role of customers’ engagement on the relationship between employees’ engagement and customers’ loyalty. Methodology: The data were collected from 220 insurance service users through a non-probability sampling technique. Data reliability and validity were confirmed through Cronbach’s alpha and confirmatory factor analysis and hypotheses were tested through Andrew F. Hayes model 7. Main Findings: Results show a significant direct effect of employee engagement on customers’ loyalty. Moreover, the findings confirmed the significant role of customers’ engagement as a mediator between employee engagement and customers’ loyalty. Results also confirmed customers’ trust moderating effect between employee engagement and customers’ engagement. Furthermore, the result confirmed the mediation of trust-based-customers engagement between the link of employee engagement and customers’ loyalty. Applications of this study: This study would have some positive repercussions for utilitarian services such as insurance services providers. For instance, this study's findings revealed the process through which companies can make customers more loyal. Insurance companies through their employees' engagement and customer engagement can make a dyade that can better explain customers’ loyalty. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study explored the underlying mechanism that links employee engagement to customers’ loyalty. Moreover, this study introduces a new term “trust-based engagement” as an important attribute in enhancing customers’ loyalty in general and particularly for insurance companies.

scholarly journals Employee Engagement, Organisational Commitment and Performance of Selected State Corporations in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (31) ◽  
pp. 317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. Cheche ◽  
Stephen M.A. Muathe ◽  
Samuel M. Maina
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Sampling Strategy ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The influence of employee engagement on organisational performance has been widely acknowledged and confirmed. However, there are scanty empirical investigations on the mediating role of organisational commitment on the relationship between employee engagement and organisational performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the mediating influence of organisational commitment on the relationship between employee engagement and performance of selected state corporations in Kenya. The study adopted a positivistic approach to investigate the relationships among and between the variables. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were used to describe the variables and establish the nature of the relationships among them. The study is based on employees of state corporations in research and training in the republic of Kenya. A sample of 378 respondents was selected using a multi stage sampling strategy. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result indicates that employee engagement influences organisational performance and that the relationship is partially moderated by organisational commitment.

Adoption Decision and Sustainable Utilization of Soil Conservation Technologies: Empirical Evidence from North West Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1853-1863
Author(s):  
Kassaye Gurebiyaw Legese ◽  
Taye Melese ◽  
Tadie Mire ◽  
Abebe Birara ◽  
Kefale Eniyew
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Soil Conservation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
North West ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
North Gondar Zone

Soil is a crucial and precious natural resource that govern numerous ecological processes. However, in Ethiopia particularly in north Gondar zone, soil erosion is a severe problem and a major cause of the decline of agricultural productivity. The adoption and diffusion of soil and water conservation practices (SWC), as a way to tackle this challenge, has become an important issue in the development policy agenda in the zone. Therefore, this study was to identify factors affecting Soil conservation investments in the North Gondar zone. Data was collected through interviewed schedule, filed observation and focus group discussion. The multistage sampling technique was employed to select 206 sample households.  Both descriptive and econometrics model was used to analyze the collected data. A multivariate profit (MPV) model was used to analyze the effect of demographic, socioeconomic, market, institutional and biophysical related factors on the interdependent investment decisions of SWC practices using household survey. The MPV model analysis indicates that farmers invest a combination of practices at parcel level by considering substitution and complementarity effects of the practices. The results also revealed that age of household heads, literacy status of household heads, off-farm activity, distance of farmlands from homesteads, tropical livestock unit, and access to training were influence farmers’ investments in SWC practices. The overall results indicate that the identified physical, socioeconomic, and institutional factors influence promote or hinder investments in SWC practice so, policymakers should take into consideration these various factors in designing and implementing SWC policies and Programmers.

A Study On Impact Of Work Life Related Factors On Employee Engagement In Health Care Sector Workers In Dindigul District.

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
S. JAYARAMAN ◽  
R. Sindhya ◽  
P. Vijiyalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact

this research aims to find out the intensity of Employee Engagement of the health care sector workers and the relationship between the Work life factors and Employee Engagement of Health care sector workers in Dindigul District. Primary data were used in this research, were collected from 298 Health care workers from Dindigul District. Questionnaire was the major tool used to gather the primary data from the selected sample respondents. For this purpose, a well structured questionnaire was constructed with the help of professionals and the practiced employees of various health care units in Dindigul District. The health care employees were chosen by simple random sampling method. The investigative measures of regression Path analysis, and simple percentage analysis were utilized to find the impact of work life related factors with the Employee Engagement. The maximum Health care workers were generally satisfied with their jobs. The analytical procedure of path analysis multiple regressions was utilized to determine the predicting strength among Work life factors and the employee engagement. This study provides an another view about the importance of Work life factors and Employee engagement for organizational effectiveness and performance .

Organic Leadership Style and Employee Engagement: The Mediating Effect of Social Relevance of Work in Context of Faculty Members in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G.P. Dang ◽  
Puneet Basur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Social Relevance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Operational Excellence

Leadership Style has been since long acknowledged by management scholars as being an important subject in relation to organizational executions and outcome. An effective leadership would not only be able to prevent job stress and burnout among group members, but would also be successful in enhancing the motivation and engagement of the employees. It has been widely accepted that operational excellence in an organization can only be maintained through engaged employees. In this study the researchers have strived to enhance the understanding of the complex relationship between the organic leadership style and the engagement level of the employees and to further comprehend the mediating role of social relevance of work in association of the two constructs i.e. leadership style and employee engagement, in context of faculty members in higher education sector.

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