Job apathy and work engagement: Moderating influence of perceived leader integrity and spiritual intelligence in a Nigerian mass transit company |
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| Authors: | Fabian O Ugwu Ike E Onyishi Okechukwu Ibiam Egwu Otu Otu Akanu Okechukwu Groupson Moses Agudiegwu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria;2. Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria;3. Department of Political Science, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | This study explored the direct and interactive roles of job apathy, perceived leader integrity, and spiritual intelligence on work engagement among 206 Nigerian employees of a leading mass transit company (females = 33%; mean age = 35.81years, SD = 5.04; mean organisational tenure = 6.27 years, SD = 2.26). Results following moderated hierarchical multiple regression showed that work engagement was lower with job apathy and higher with perceived leader integrity and employee spiritual intelligence. Moreover, employees with a high perception of leader integrity reported being more work engaged, regardless of feeling apathetic about their job, compared to those with a low perception of leader integrity. Perceived leader integrity and spiritual intelligence are important for work engagement in Nigeria’s transportation sector setting. |
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| Keywords: | job apathy leader integrity mass transit company spiritual intelligence work engagement |
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