EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION: THE CASE OF NIB INTERNATIONAL BANK

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of employees’ engagement on employees’ motivation at NIB International Bank. To succeed the objective of this research, the researcher used quantitative data. The study used stratified sampling technique because of the population was not homogenies; it divided in to two groups called clerical and professional staff. From all clerical and professional staff that are working in whole Addis Ababa branches 316 employees selected as a sample using the equation of Yamane (1967). Primary data showed nearly equal gender representation in the workforce, with 160 male workers and 156 female workers, with 50.6% being male and 49.4% being female The SPSS results showed that the 316 employees polled had a mean physical engagement of 4.31 and a standard deviation of 0.64. This suggests respondents were physically active, 316 employees questioned had a mean of 4.01 and a standard deviation of 0.85 for emotional involvement, and cognitive engagement among 316 employees averaged 4.11 and a standard deviation of 0.75. The mean employees’ motivation score were 3.25, standard deviation 0.78. The data from SPSS also revealed that physical engagement, emotional engagement, and cognitive engagement were the independent variables that predict 39.9% of the effect on the dependent variable called employees’ motivation. The SPSS results showed that physical engagement had a significant effect on employees' motivation with a standardized β coefficient value of 0.483, while emotional engagement had a significant effect with a standardized β coefficient value of 0.216. Cognitive engagement had no significant effect on employees' motivation due to p-value greater than 0.05.