IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 10 NO. 8 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijssmr.v10.no8.2024.pg439.449

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Inclusive Employment and Organizational Engagement in Selected Federal Universities in South-East, Nigeria

Chinedu-Eze, Vera C.A, Emerole, G.A, Osuala, A.E

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Abstract

this study focused on inclusive employment and Employees’ Engagement of Senior Staff in Federal Universities in South-East, Nigeria. Guided by two objectives, the adopted the descriptive survey design as its methodological framework and covered a population of 23,126 senior staff of the five (5) Federal Universities in South-East, Nigeria. Data used in the study were generated from both primary and secondary sources and stratified random sampling technique was adopted in determining the 430 senior staff that were sampled. The research instrument was subjected to validity test while Cronbach Alpha was used to test its reliability. The research questions were analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation statistics while the hypotheses were tested with Theil- Sen regression technique. The acceptance or rejection of null hypothesis was based on whether the calculated p-value is less than the level of significance (0.05). Sequel to the findings from the analysis of the data used, the study concludes that inclusive employment has significant effects on employees’ engagement in federal government owned universities in South-East, Nigeria. The study recommended that the management of universities under study should ensure that there is a regular monitoring and auditing of affirmative action by scrutinizing the hiring, promotion, and compensation practices to identify and address potential disparities. They should also be intentional in ensuring that underrepresented groups are adequately represented in all spheres and that federal universities in South-East, Nigeria should ensure that the ethos of industrial democracy are respected and the protection of labour rights unbiased.

keywords:

compliance to affirmative action, employee retention, fair labour right

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