Examining the influence of leadership competencies on employees’ work engagement

Management

Abstract

The study aims to measure the effect of leadership competencies on the work engagement of employees. To deepen the understanding of the study, literature was reviewed and theories were identified to be investigated. The study used a descriptive assessment and correlational research design. The population of the study is all employees of the Divine Word College of Laoag. To gather the data, validated research questionnaires were used. The study found that the leadership competencies of administrators and the work engagement of the employees are considered high. The result of the Pearson r correlation reveals that there is a significant correlation between the leadership competencies of the administrators and the work engagement of the employees. Thus, it recommends that improving leadership competencies will affect the work engagement of employees.