Title: Leadership Engagement And Employee Performance Of Selected Bottling Companies In Rivers State, Nigeria.
Authors: IJUO, JULIET EKPE, PROF. EDWINAH AMAH
Volume: 9
Issue: 10
Pages: 92-101
Publication Date: 2025/10/28
Abstract:
This research looked at the link between leadership involvement and employee performance in several bottling firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. With increased worries about decreased leadership involvement in performance monitoring, this study sought to investigate how intellectual and participatory types of engagement impact job performance and goal achievement. The research used a quasi-experimental methodology, with a structured questionnaire given to 193 workers chosen from a population of 373 across 10 bottling firms. The data were evaluated using Spearman Rank Order Correlation in SPSS Version 2025. The study found a significant positive correlation between intellectual engagement and task performance (? =.628, p < 0.05) and goal accomplishment (? =.748, p < 0.05). Participatory involvement had significant positive relationships with task performance (? =.808, p < 0.05) and goal achievement (? =.745, p < 0.05). These findings highlight the crucial importance of cognitively and behaviorally engaged leadership in increasing staff production and aligning with company objectives. The research indicates that leadership methods that encourage intellectual engagement and democratic decision-making result in a more dedicated, productive, and goal-oriented staff. It suggests that executives in bottling firms use inclusive, stimulating, and supporting techniques to improve staff performance and maintain operational efficiency.