Okotie, D. K.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examined the relationship between leaders’ social awareness and employee engagement in manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The contingency theory and social exchange theory were used as the base line theories to underpin the study variable. The study adopted cross sectional research design and the correlation research design. Th study population was 80 managers drawn from 20 manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. The census approach was adopted in determining the sample size; hence, the entire population element was used as the sample size. To obtain primary data for the study, closed ended structured questionnaire in five point likert scale was designed and administered after caring out validity and reliability test, with a crombach alpha coefficient greater than 70%. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used to to analyse the data collected, specifically, the Spearman Ranking Order correlation coefficient was used to test the hypothesis, with the aid of SPSS version 23.0. The result from the findings revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between leader’s social awareness and employee vigour of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt; also, there is a positive and significant relationship between social awareness and employee dedication of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. it was concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between leader’s social awareness and employee engagement of manufacturing companies in Port Harcourt. Hence, it was, recommended that management and policy makers of manufacturing firms should make deliberate efforts to improve leader’s social awareness, in order to enhance employee engagement.
Key words: Leaders’ social awareness, employee engagement, vigour, dedication and leader’s social intelligence.
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