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Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 187 - 194, 31.12.2023

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  • Al-dalahmeh, M., Masa’deh, R., Abu Khalaf, R. K., & Obeidat, B. Y. (2018). The effect of employee engagement on organizational performance via the mediating role of job satisfaction: the case of IT employees in Jordanian banking sector. Modern Applied Science, 12(6), 17-29.
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  • Engidaw, A. E. (2021). The effect of motivation on employee engagement in public sectors: in the case of North Wollo zone. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 10(1),1-15
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  • Hanaysha, J. (2016). Testing the effects of employee engagement, work environment, and organizational learning on organizational commitment. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 229, 289–297.
  • Hussein, N., Anis Abdul Razak, N., & Khalil Omar, M. (2017). Learning organization and work engagement: an empirical evidence of a higher learning ınstitution in Malaysia. In Information Management and Business Review,9(1)17-22.
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  • Mutua Kilonzo, T., Were, S., Odhiambo, R., & Kenyatta, J. (n.d.). Influence of Employee engagement on the performance of teachers in secondary schools in Machakos County in Kenya. In International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences,5(1),52-71..
  • Oakman,J,.&Bartram,T. (2017). Occupational health and safety management practices and musculoskeletal disorders in aged care Are policy, practice and research evidence aligned? Journal of Health Organization and Management, 31(3),331-346..
  • Ochonogor, D. I., & Amah, E. (2021). Managerial resourcefulness and quality service delivery: the place of ınformation sharing in public sector organizations. Business, Management and Economics Research, 73, 101–107.
  • Osman, Z., Samad, R. R., Alwi, N. H., & Ahmad Khan, B. N. (2022). Direct and ındirect relationship of employee engagement, corporate ımage, employee loyalty, and business performance among private business organizations. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 11(3).,483-498.
  • Politeknik, I. M., Tunggal, G., & Mariza, I. (2016). The impact of employees’ motivation and engagement on employees’ performance of manufacturing companies in Jakarta Indonesia ,14(15),10611-10628.
  • Pranitasari, D. (2022). Development of work engagement model based on organizational culture method. International Journal of Instruction, 15(2), 861–884.
  • Rezza Akbar, A., Natsir, M., & Syam Husen, Y. (2023). The influence of Perceptions of Organizational Support, Employee Engagement on Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance Regional Financial and asset Management Agency Southeast Sulawesi province.Global Scientific Journal.11(3),211-228.
  • Singh, R. (2016). The ımpact of ıntrinsic and extrinsic motivators on employee engagement in ınformation organizations. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science Online, 57(2), 197–206.
  • Sittar, K. (2020). Relationship of Work Engagements and Job Performance of University Teachers. Bulletin of Education and Research Journal,42(1),167-183.
  • Stoyanova, T., Iliev, I. (2017). Employee engagement factor for organizational excellence. International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 109 (1), 23-29.
  • Sudibjo, N., & Riantini, M. G. D. (2023). Factors affecting teachers’ work engagement: the case of private school teachers in Jakarta Metropolitan, Indonesia. REICE. Revista Iberoamericana Sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio En Educacion, 21(1), 119–137.
  • Sutapa, N., Anna, I., Edi, I., & Soeharijadi, S. (2022). Employee engagement ındex: a case study of academic support staff of higher education. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 650 (4 ),440-447
  • Wasilowski, S. (2018). Employee engagement in higher education. Journal of Social Science Research, 12(2), 2699–2712.

EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK

Year 2023, Volume: 10 Issue: 4, 187 - 194, 31.12.2023

Abstract

Purpose-This article aimed at analyzing the influence of employees’ engagement on public higher learning ınstitutions performance in Tanzania. The performance of organizations worldwide depends on many factors including the availability of talented, committed and engaged employees. Hence, employees’ engagement has an impact on organizational performance and national development at large.
Methodology- A quantitative research strategy and a positivism approach were used in the study. The article applied the correlation research design. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze data from 84 questionnaires from the Institute of Social Work, Dar es Salaam. Three hypotheses were tested to verify the model on the Employees’ engagement on organizational performance.
Findings-The results demonstrate that Employee Involvement (EI), Employee Working Environment (EWE) and Employee Motivation (EM) have positive influence on Organizational performance (OP).
Conclusion- Managers in public and private organizations should seriously consider engaging employees in various decisions and duties performed at work in order to continue improving the performance of the organizations.

References

  • Al-dalahmeh, M., Masa’deh, R., Abu Khalaf, R. K., & Obeidat, B. Y. (2018). The effect of employee engagement on organizational performance via the mediating role of job satisfaction: the case of IT employees in Jordanian banking sector. Modern Applied Science, 12(6), 17-29.
  • Almawali, H., Hafit, N. I. A., & Hassan, N. (2021). The mediating effects of employee engagement on motivational factors and job performance. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(12),2316-2332.
  • Azmy, A. (2019). Employee engagement factors in a higher education ınstitution. Binus Business Review, 10(3), 187–200.
  • Bustasar, B., Sumarsih, S., & Nugroho, K. U. Z. (2019, April 15). The relationship between motivation, engagement and performance of employee. https://doi.org/10.2991/icetep-18.2019.19.
  • Christian Gillitzer and Nalini Prasad, (2018). The effect of consumer sentiment on consumption: cross-sectional evidence from elections, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 10, (4), 234-69.
  • Engidaw, A. E. (2021). The effect of motivation on employee engagement in public sectors: in the case of North Wollo zone. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 10(1),1-15
  • Frost, J. (2017). How to interpret R-squared in regression analysis. Retrieved fromhttp://statisticsbyjim.com/regression/interpret-regression .Accessed on 18 October 2023.
  • Githinji, J. W., & Muli, J. (2018). Employee engagement strategies and employee performance of Air Kenya Limited. International Academic Journal of Human Resource and Business Administration |, 3(4), 397–412.
  • Grubert, T., Steuber, J., & Meynhardt, T. (2023). Engagement at a higher level: The effects of public value on employee engagement, the organization, and society. Current Psychology, 42(24), 20948–20966.
  • Hanaysha, J. (2016). Testing the effects of employee engagement, work environment, and organizational learning on organizational commitment. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 229, 289–297.
  • Hussein, N., Anis Abdul Razak, N., & Khalil Omar, M. (2017). Learning organization and work engagement: an empirical evidence of a higher learning ınstitution in Malaysia. In Information Management and Business Review,9(1)17-22.
  • Muller, R., Smith, E., & Lillah, R. (2018). The impact of employee engagement on organisational performance: a balanced scorecard approach. International Journal of economics and finance studies, 10(2).22--39.
  • Mutua Kilonzo, T., Were, S., Odhiambo, R., & Kenyatta, J. (n.d.). Influence of Employee engagement on the performance of teachers in secondary schools in Machakos County in Kenya. In International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences,5(1),52-71..
  • Oakman,J,.&Bartram,T. (2017). Occupational health and safety management practices and musculoskeletal disorders in aged care Are policy, practice and research evidence aligned? Journal of Health Organization and Management, 31(3),331-346..
  • Ochonogor, D. I., & Amah, E. (2021). Managerial resourcefulness and quality service delivery: the place of ınformation sharing in public sector organizations. Business, Management and Economics Research, 73, 101–107.
  • Osman, Z., Samad, R. R., Alwi, N. H., & Ahmad Khan, B. N. (2022). Direct and ındirect relationship of employee engagement, corporate ımage, employee loyalty, and business performance among private business organizations. International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences, 11(3).,483-498.
  • Politeknik, I. M., Tunggal, G., & Mariza, I. (2016). The impact of employees’ motivation and engagement on employees’ performance of manufacturing companies in Jakarta Indonesia ,14(15),10611-10628.
  • Pranitasari, D. (2022). Development of work engagement model based on organizational culture method. International Journal of Instruction, 15(2), 861–884.
  • Rezza Akbar, A., Natsir, M., & Syam Husen, Y. (2023). The influence of Perceptions of Organizational Support, Employee Engagement on Job Satisfaction and Employee Performance Regional Financial and asset Management Agency Southeast Sulawesi province.Global Scientific Journal.11(3),211-228.
  • Singh, R. (2016). The ımpact of ıntrinsic and extrinsic motivators on employee engagement in ınformation organizations. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science Online, 57(2), 197–206.
  • Sittar, K. (2020). Relationship of Work Engagements and Job Performance of University Teachers. Bulletin of Education and Research Journal,42(1),167-183.
  • Stoyanova, T., Iliev, I. (2017). Employee engagement factor for organizational excellence. International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research, 109 (1), 23-29.
  • Sudibjo, N., & Riantini, M. G. D. (2023). Factors affecting teachers’ work engagement: the case of private school teachers in Jakarta Metropolitan, Indonesia. REICE. Revista Iberoamericana Sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio En Educacion, 21(1), 119–137.
  • Sutapa, N., Anna, I., Edi, I., & Soeharijadi, S. (2022). Employee engagement ındex: a case study of academic support staff of higher education. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 650 (4 ),440-447
  • Wasilowski, S. (2018). Employee engagement in higher education. Journal of Social Science Research, 12(2), 2699–2712.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Business Administration
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Dominic Nkolimwa 0009-0005-7600-0992

Publication Date December 31, 2023
Submission Date November 15, 2023
Acceptance Date December 15, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Volume: 10 Issue: 4

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APA Nkolimwa, D. (2023). EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK. Research Journal of Business and Management, 10(4), 187-194.
AMA Nkolimwa D. EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK. RJBM. December 2023;10(4):187-194.
Chicago Nkolimwa, Dominic. “EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK”. Research Journal of Business and Management 10, no. 4 (December 2023): 187-94.
EndNote Nkolimwa D (December 1, 2023) EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK. Research Journal of Business and Management 10 4 187–194.
IEEE D. Nkolimwa, “EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK”, RJBM, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 187–194, 2023.
ISNAD Nkolimwa, Dominic. “EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK”. Research Journal of Business and Management 10/4 (December 2023), 187-194.
JAMA Nkolimwa D. EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK. RJBM. 2023;10:187–194.
MLA Nkolimwa, Dominic. “EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK”. Research Journal of Business and Management, vol. 10, no. 4, 2023, pp. 187-94.
Vancouver Nkolimwa D. EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TANZANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS: A CASE OF INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK. RJBM. 2023;10(4):187-94.

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