International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2026): International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science (May

Organizational Prestige, Employee Engagement and Employee Retention in Selected Deposit Money Banks in Delta State, Nigeria

NWAFILI, Asinedu Kennedy (Unknown)
Ijoyah, Christopher Tuni (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2026

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of organizational prestige and employee engagement on employee retention in selected deposit money banks in Delta State, Nigeria. Cross-sectional survey design was employed, collecting data from a sample of 370 bankers using structured questionnaire. This study involved 10 deposit money banks with a population of 9,743, and using the Krejcie and Morgan table of sample size determination, a sample size of 370 respondents was drawn. Both descriptive and inferential statistical analytical tools were used in data analysis. Descriptive analysis was performed on the respondents’ biographic data while multiple regression and correlation analysis were carried out on the research hypotheses. Findings revealed that organizational prestige (β = 0.883, t = 39.152, P = 0.000 < 0.05) and employee engagement (β = 0.115, t = 5.106, P = 0.000 < 0.05) are positively significant to employee retention among deposit money bank employees in Delta State, Nigeria. It was concluded that organizational prestige and employees’ engagement improve staff retention in deposit money banks in Delta State, Nigeria.

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ijesss

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Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Social Sciences

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International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science (abbreviated as IJESSS) p-ISSN 2720-9644 and e-ISSN 2721-0871 is a multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of the environmental impacts of socio-economic development. The International Journal of Environmental, ...