Prescriptive Learning and Sustainable Employee Engagement in Selected Pharmaceutical Firms in Nigeria

Opeyemi Olunike Ogueyungbo, Chinonye Love Moses, Ebeguki Edith Igbinoba, Adewale Osibanjo, Hezekiah Falola and Odunayo Salau
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Opeyemi Olunike Ogueyungbo: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria
Chinonye Love Moses: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria
Ebeguki Edith Igbinoba: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria
Adewale Osibanjo: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria
Hezekiah Falola: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria
Odunayo Salau: Department of Business Management, Covenant University, Ota 112212, Nigeria

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: Prescriptive learning is gradually gaining the attention of various industries in Nigeria, particularly on the issues and concerns surrounding sustainability. The existing literature shows that Nigerian pharmaceutical firms have not provided adequately researched prescriptive learning opportunities and sustainable employee engagement. Thus, this study explores the influence of prescriptive learning and sustainable employee engagement in selected pharmaceutical firms in Nigeria. Five hundred and forty-one (541) respondents were surveyed across all the selected pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria using a stratified and purposive sampling technique. Only four hundred and thirty-four (434) copies of the questionnaire, which represents an 80.2% rate of response. were analysed with Smart PLS 3.0. The results show that competitive differentiation, reflection, research and idea testing significantly influenced employee (cognitive, behavioral and affective) engagements. The study concludes that the adoption of prescriptive learning motivates sustainable employee engagement because employees become emotionally invested in work roles and functions. This study contributes to the strategic learning and development of human resource management practices, especially in the Pharmaceutical industry.

Keywords: competitive differentiation; cognitive; prescriptive learning; behavioral; affective engagements (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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