West, T. T.
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Gabriel, J. M. O.
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Oparanma, A. O.
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administration and Management, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study examined the relationship between workers’ inclusion and employee engagement in oil and gas firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. The research examined the impact of inclusion on employee engagement. The population of this study comprised of 369 employees of 10 oil and gas firms in Rivers State and the sample size of 192, obtained using Taro Yamene’s formula. The study adopted the use of 5-point rated likert scaled designed questionnaire to obtain primary data from the respondents of the oil and gas firms. Validity and reliability test were carried out on each of the indicators of the measures of the major variables of the study. A cronbach’s alpha reliability of 0.743(vigor), 0.725(absorption) and 0.756(dedication) was obtained through the use of SPSS version 23. The study employs a quantitative approach, distributing 192 questionnaires and retrieving 176 valid responses. Based on the analysis using the Pearson Product Moment orrelation, the results of the tested hypotheses showed a significant relationship between inclusion and vigor, inclusion and dedication with an insignificant relationship between inclusion and absorption. The findings suggest that inclusion, play a crucial role in enhancing employee engagement in the oil and gas sector in Rivers State. The study recommended that oil and gas firms in Rivers State should prioritize inclusion by incorporating it into their core values and practices to enhance employee engagement.
Keywords: Inclusion, employee engagement, vigor, absorption, dedication.
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