Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Business Administration
Advisor
Gwendolyn Dooley
Abstract
Businesses in the United States lose millions of dollars annually due to low employee performance. However, leaders who develop effective strategies to engage employees may increase employee performance and productivity. Grounded in Khan's theory of employee engagement, the purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore strategies health managers use to engage employees. Participants were eight health care managers from two locations in the northeast region of the United States who demonstrated successful strategies to engage employees. Data were collected from semistructured interviews. The themes that emerged from the thematic analysis were (a) transparency, (b) training, and (c) effective leadership behavior. A key recommendation is for leaders to build trusting relationships with their employees, cultivate employee engagement, and lead positive work behaviors that increase productivity and profitability. Potential implications for positive social change include increasing employee engagement, improving employee satisfaction, and leading to employees' voluntary work within their local communities and the organization's corporate social responsibility
Recommended Citation
Smith, Wanda Trujillo, "Effective Leadership Strategies to Engage Employees" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13782.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13782
