Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh

This study inspects the effects of motivational factors (intrinsic and extrinsic) and leadership styles (transformational and transactional) on worker engagement in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. The paper is based on Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. The study adopted a qu...

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Main Authors: Hossan, Dalowar, Mansor, Zuraina, Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah, Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser, Jantan, Amer Hamzah
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Published: Inderscience Publishers 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101184/
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author Hossan, Dalowar
Mansor, Zuraina
Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah
Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
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Mansor, Zuraina
Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah
Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
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description This study inspects the effects of motivational factors (intrinsic and extrinsic) and leadership styles (transformational and transactional) on worker engagement in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. The paper is based on Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. The study adopted a quantitative technique and used SPSS to analyse the data assembled from a valid sample of 387 workers in Bangladesh's ready-made garments industry. The findings show that extrinsic motivational factors positively correlate with worker engagement more than intrinsic motivational factors. Consequently, transformational leadership is positively associated with worker engagement more than transactional leadership among the workers in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. In conclusion, it is suggested that the industry should focus more on the transformational leadership style compared to the transactional leadership style and workers have to be motivated to increase productivity in this specific industry.
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spelling upm-1011842024-09-26T07:35:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101184/ Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh Hossan, Dalowar Mansor, Zuraina Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser Jantan, Amer Hamzah This study inspects the effects of motivational factors (intrinsic and extrinsic) and leadership styles (transformational and transactional) on worker engagement in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. The paper is based on Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. The study adopted a quantitative technique and used SPSS to analyse the data assembled from a valid sample of 387 workers in Bangladesh's ready-made garments industry. The findings show that extrinsic motivational factors positively correlate with worker engagement more than intrinsic motivational factors. Consequently, transformational leadership is positively associated with worker engagement more than transactional leadership among the workers in the ready-made garments industry of Bangladesh. In conclusion, it is suggested that the industry should focus more on the transformational leadership style compared to the transactional leadership style and workers have to be motivated to increase productivity in this specific industry. Inderscience Publishers 2022-07-29 Article PeerReviewed Hossan, Dalowar and Mansor, Zuraina and Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah and Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser and Jantan, Amer Hamzah (2022) Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh. Global Business and Economics Review, 27 (1). 96 - 115. ISSN 1097-4954; ESSN: 1745-1329 https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=124599 10.1504/GBER.2022.10044888
spellingShingle Hossan, Dalowar
Mansor, Zuraina
Al Mamun, Mohammad Abdullah
Mohammad Saif, Abu Naser
Jantan, Amer Hamzah
Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title_full Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title_short Effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in Bangladesh
title_sort effects of leadership styles and motivational factors on worker engagement: an empirical study on the ready-made garments industry in bangladesh
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