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Drivers of Employee Engagement:A Case Study of Private Banks in Ethiopia


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This study aims to show the drivers of employee engagement in private banks in Ethiopia. The study is quantitative in its approach and explanatory in its design. Cross- sectional survey research method was employed to collect data from 245 employees of private banks in Ethiopia. The correlation analysis based on Pearson correlation coefficient portrayed that there are strong significant relationships between factors considered as drivers and employee engagement. The regression result as shown by adjusted R square revealed that 82. 2% of variations in employee engagement is explained by job importance, job expectation, communication, employee relationship and organizational culture.
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Worku Mekonnen Tadesse
Addis Ababa University, School of Commerce, Ethiopia

Abstract


This study aims to show the drivers of employee engagement in private banks in Ethiopia. The study is quantitative in its approach and explanatory in its design. Cross- sectional survey research method was employed to collect data from 245 employees of private banks in Ethiopia. The correlation analysis based on Pearson correlation coefficient portrayed that there are strong significant relationships between factors considered as drivers and employee engagement. The regression result as shown by adjusted R square revealed that 82. 2% of variations in employee engagement is explained by job importance, job expectation, communication, employee relationship and organizational culture.

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