Relationship Among Work Engagement, Job Performance and Turnover Intentions of Electrical/Electronic Technologists in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between work engagement, job performances and turnover intentions of electrical/electronic technologists in Nigerian Universities. Three research questions were answered while two hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a correlational research design and was carried out in South Eastern States of Nigeria. The population for the study was 105 electrical/electronic technologists. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. Three experts face- validated the instrument. The internal consistency of the questionnaire items was determined using Cronbach alpha reliability method and the reliability coefficients of 0.88 was obtained for items on work engagement of electrical/electronic technologists, 0.84 for items on job performance of electrical/electronic technologists and 0.89 was obtained for items on turnover intention electrical/electronic technologists while the overall reliability coefficient of the items in the questionnaire was 0.92.Three research assistants were involved in data collection using the Questionnaire. Out of 105 copies of questionnaire administered, only 101 copies were completed representing 96.19 percent return rate. Pearson product moment correlation method was employed to analyze data for answering research questions while multiple regression analysis used for testing hypotheses formulated. The findings of the study revealed that: (i) there was a weak positive correlation between work engagement and job performance of electrical/electronic technologists (ii) a negative moderate correlation existed between work engagement and turnover intentions of electrical/electronic technologists (iii) there was a weak negative relationship between job performance and turnover intentions of electrical/electronic technologists. The findings on hypotheses revealed that: (i) there was a significant relationship between work engagement and job performance of electrical/electronic technologists (ii) there was a significant relationship between work engagement and turnover intentions of electrical/electronic technologists. Recommendations include that electrical/electronic technologists should be trained through career growth and progression workshop and seminar so that they can see their work as being important as lecturing jobs.