| dc.description.abstract | The present study explored the impact of perceived external prestige on employee engagement and intention to stay at Uganda National Roads Authority. The study was based on three hypothesis i.e.:-
1. There is no significant relationship between Perceived External Prestige and Employee Engagement.
2. Perceived external prestige is not significantly related to intensions to stay.
3. Employee Engagement significantly influences the employee’s intension to stay.
A case study designand Survey questionnaire technique were used to collect the data from employees of Uganda National Roads Authority in Uganda and the total response rate was 56.25% response rate from the questionnaires distribute in the field . A Pearson rank Correlation SPSS analyses were applied to to analyse the quantitative data to find the relationships’ strength. The study found out that there is a positive relationship between employee engagement and Perceived External Prestige, there is a positive relationship between employee engagement and intention to stay of employees and There is no significant relationship between Perceived External Prestige and intention to stay .The study a sense of Perceived External Prestige is considered to be one of the most influential factors for employees to stay in a particular organisation, since members feel proud to belong to an organization that is believed to be reputable in public. When members construe the external image as attractive – meaning that they believe this image has elements that others are likely to value – then organizational affiliation creates a positive social identity. This study contributes to the literature by examining how perceived external prestige of Uganda National Roads Authority , a construct studied in attraction of employees, relates to experiences of employee engagement and intentions to stay of employees | en_US |
