PROCEDURAL JUSTICE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
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This study addressed the relationship between procedural justice and employee engagement in food and beverage manufacturing firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey research design. Primary data was collated using self- administered questionnaire. The population for this study was 1614 employees from the 6 registered food and beverage companies in Rivers State listed on the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) 2018 Rivers/Bayelsa directory. A sample size of 134 was determined using the Taro Yamen sample size formula. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation with the aid of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.0. The study findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between procedural justice and employee engagement in food and beverage manufacturing firms in Rivers State. The study recommended that food and beverage manufacturing firms should adopt and emphasise on clarity in procedures and protocols concerned with events or functions such as salary payments, career growth, transfers e.t.c, was imperative. Organizations should be transparent and detailed in line with their decisions and their intent towards their staff.
Keywords: Procedural Justice, Employee Engagement, Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms
CITATION: Ngozi, A. (2020). Procedural justice and employee engagement in food and beverage manufacturing firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(1), 180 – 193.
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