Enhancing small and medium Scale Enterprise (SME) performance in Abia state, Nigeria through employee engagement strategies

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2025
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Abstract
The focus on employee engagement is on the rise globally, and it is not an issue relegated only to the HR team of an organization. Following this logic, this paper aims to examine the crucial role of employee engagement in improving the performance small and medium-scale enterprises in Abia State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design where researcher was able to meet with the respondents on a one-on-one basis to get a first-hand information relating to the topic under investigation. The population of the is made up 92,742 SMEs and a sample size of 382 obtained using the Krejcie and Morgan's 1970 sample size determination formula. The primary (questionnaire) and Secondary (extant and related literature on the study) means of data collection was used for the study. Data analysis was performed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. After conducting the analysis, the Null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected because the Sig. Value of 0.003 is less than the tolerable value of significance of the study which is 0.05. The implication is that the alternative hypotheses (Ha) is upheld. This means that Employee Participation has significant effect on the financial stability of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Abia State, Nigeria. The study recommends among others that SMEs have to embrace employee engagement practices in order to survive and be successful. When employees see that their employer trust and value their contributions, they show positive attitude and it provokes feelings of obligation in the employee which in turn increases the profit of the organization. 
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Authors Ekene Udoka Chukwuka
Journal Aminu Kano Academic Scholars Association Multidisciplinary Journal
Year 2025
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