Employee engagement at a higher education institution in South Africa: Individual, team and organisational levels. Issue 2 (4th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ndoro, Tinashe; Martins, Nico
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychology in Africa. Volume 29:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 121
• Page End: 125
• Publication Date: 2019-03-04
• Subjects: employee engagement -- higher education institutions -- individual level -- organisational level -- team level; Psychology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Latin America -- Periodicals; Black people -- Latin America -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Black people -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Psychology -- Periodicals; 155.8496
• DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1603342
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-0237

Abstract

Abstract : We examined the levels of employee engagement among staff members at a higher education institution in South Africa at the individual, team, and organisational levels. The participants ( N = 202) completed a validated measure of employee engagement (females = 62.4%; academic staff = 28.2%). Data analysis indicated that the highest level of employee engagement was at the team level. The lowest level of employee engagement was at the individual level. Findings suggest a need for interventions to increase employee engagement at the individual level, in order to allow for the comprehensive implementation of mission aligned strategies at higher education institutions.