EFFECT OF NEPOTISM ON EMPLOYEE EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT: INTERPLAY OF ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS

The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between nepotism and employee emotional engagement. The study aimed to provide topical empirical evidence to the relationship between the two constructs. The research was quantitative and implored inferential statistic to analyse data gotte...

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Published in:Journal of Management Information and Decision Sciences 2019-01, Vol.22 (3), p.273-283
Main Authors: Chukwuma, Isaac, Agbaeze, Emmanuel, Madu, Ifeanyi, Nwakoby, Nkiru, Icha-Ituma, Afam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadcasting industry
Emotions
Empirical analysis
Employees
Family owned businesses
Literature reviews
Nepotism
Radio broadcasting
Studies
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between nepotism and employee emotional engagement. The study aimed to provide topical empirical evidence to the relationship between the two constructs. The research was quantitative and implored inferential statistic to analyse data gotten from 359 employees of 12 private radio firms. The findings of the study revealed that nepotism possesses a non-significant negative relationship with emotional engagement. The result of this study also bears practical implication.
ISSN:1524-7252
1532-5806