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| Servant Leadership's Impact On Employee Engagement Of Academic Staff In Nigerian Universities (A Survey Of Selected Federal Universities In The South East)
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Uguta, Lawrence Ebiwari (M.Sc), Dr. Darius, Blessing, Dr. Awu, Ebiasuode, Dr. Amanawa, David Ebiegberi,
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Abstract:
This study examined the effect of servant leadership style on employee engagement of academic staff of federal universities in Nigeria. Four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive-correlation research design was used to conduct the study. The population of this study consisted of all academic staff of federal universities in Nigeria. Two (2) federal schools were randomly selected by simple random from the study population. The study sample was made up of 200 respondents (both male and female workers). A structured questionnaire was used for the data collection. The bio-data of the respondents were analyzed using simple percentage and frequency counts, z-test, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tool, which were used to analyze the hypotheses raised at 0.05 level of significance. Two null hypotheses were rejected, and two alternative hypotheses were accepted. The findings revealed that the Promotion of academic staff when due does not affect their commitment to work. There is a positive relationship between academic staff's conducive working environment and their job engagement. There is no relationship between giving admission slot and other fringe benefits to academic staff and their loyalty to the school management, and Academic staff work-life balance considerations do affect their creativity/professionalism. Based on the findings of this study, some recommendations were stated, among which are: Federal universities should ensure that promotion is given based on merit and also as at when due, not by who is loyal to the system or management. The management should also ensure that admission slots and other fringe benefits be given to academic staff as incentives to motivate them on their engagement, but this should be checked frequently, as it could also lead to academic staff misusing the opportunity or exploiting students looking for admission.
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