An Assessment of the Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Employee Engagement among Teachers in Nakuru North Sub-county

Miriam Nyambura Waigwa, Josephat Kwasira

Abstract: In the past, organizations have been trying to motivate their employees so they can together achieve positive results, but today, organizations have moved on from this motivational thinking to an engagement thinking whereby in addition to this motivation they can align their employees behind their objectives and strategies in order to get back employees discretionary efforts to achieve their objectives and exceptional results. The study focused on determining the relationship between job satisfaction and employee engagement among teachers in Nakuru North Sub County. The study was carried out in secondary schools in Nakuru North Sub County using descriptive survey research design. Questionnaires were used to collect data and thereafter both descriptive and chi squire statistics were used. It was established that indeed job satisfaction has a relationship with employee engagement.

Keywords: Employee engagement, job satisfaction, organizational performance