Abstract:

This study examined the relationship between High Performance Work Practices and Job Involvement of Local Government workers in Imo State, Nigeria. A mix of cross-sectional and correlation research designs was adopted. Accessible population is two thousand, six hundred and ten (2610) employees of six local government councils randomly selected. The sample size for this study was 347 (three hundred and forty-seven) employees, which was determined mathematically using Taro Yamane’s formula. The simple random technique was applied. Two hundred and sixty-eight (268) copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and analyzed. Structural Equation Modeling, aided by Analysis of Moment Structure version 22.0, was the statistical tool used to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that the dimensions of high-performance work practices in terms of; internal career opportunities and result-oriented appraisal significantly associate with job involvement. Also, that psychological capital significantly moderates the relationship between the predictor and criterion variables. It was then concluded that the implementation of high-performance work practices enhances the performances of employees as they get more involved at work. Thus, it was recommended that local government administrators and Policy makers should strive towards the adoption of high-performance work practices, such as internal career opportunities by making use of the local Government workers in revenue collection contracts not outsourcing it, as these will elicit a high level of job involvement of the Local Government workers in Imo State, Nigeria.