Significance of Employee Engagement and Individual Well-Being on Organisational Performance in Nigeria

Abstract

This study measures the significance of employee engagement and individual well-being on organisational performance. The collected data was done through the administration of semi-structured questionnaires and interview. The researchers gathered data from one of Nigeria’s top manufacturer of plastics. A total number of 48 questionnaires were administered to the staff of the selected organisation. Correlation analysis was used to test the hypotheses to measure the specified variables. The result shows that employee engagement and individual well-being has a significant effect on efficiency and effectiveness which has strong ability to enhance the organisation performance. It was recommended that the top management of organizations should keep in mind employee engagement various drivers such as empowering the employees, providing full information, support from the top management, aligning efforts with strategy while planning to engage their employees to ensure efficiency and improved performance in their organisation. Secondly, communication within the organisations should focus more on engaging employee, individual well-being, empowering employees, rewards and recognition and building a bond between leaders and employees as strategic objectives. Finally, organisation leaders should adopt a periodic survey with employees to develop a better understanding of the employees' expectation trends over time. Monitoring and tracking employee engagement strategies of an organisation and its competitors can be useful when planning to implement effective employee engagement strategies.