Abstract:
ABSTRACT
The study's goal was to look at the influence of delegation on job satisfaction
through the mediating roles of employee engagement and Leader Member
Exchange (LMX) at Takoradi Technical University (TTU). The study employed
the quantitative approach. Structured questionnaire was used as the data collection
instrument. Two hundred and seventeen (217) respondents from Takoradi
Technical University were considered as the study sample. The stratified sampling
technique was employed to choose the appropriate sampling size. The data were
been processed using the software IBM SPSS (v 26) and Smart PLS (v3). The
hypothesis presented was tested by Partial Least Squares (PLS) structural equation
modelling. The results show that the delegation ensures that university staff are
satisfied with their job. The study also revealed that the employee engagement
buffers partially the association between delegation and job satisfaction at the
Technical University of Takoradi. The results demonstrated that the association
between delegation and job satisfaction at the technical university in Takoradi was
partially mediated at LMX. The study concludes that university managers and
supervisors that make it a priority through delegation and responsibility to develop
human capacity can increase employee satisfaction. The study proposes that
management of higher institutions in Ghana focus on regularly reinforcing their
staff through sector delegations in order to increase their employees' job
satisfaction. This can be done by assigning the task and giving the employees a
certain degree of autonomy to perform the task thoroughly
