MANAGERIAL MINDFULNESS AND EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT: AN EXPLORATIVE PERSPECTIVE

MANAGERIAL MINDFULNESS AND EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT: AN EXPLORATIVE PERSPECTIVE Saale, Goteh Richard Ph.D1 & Jacob, Madighi Ph.D2 1Ph.D. in Management (Organizational Behaviour) Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria richieokay@yahoo.com 2Ph.D. in Management (Organizational Behaviour) Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria madighi.jacob@iaue.edu.ng; jacobmadighi1@gamil.com Abstract This work explored on the relationship between managerial mindfulness and employee involvement. The objective of the study was to ascertain how dimensions of managerial mindfulness such as attention and self-awareness relate to employee involvement in terms of participation and empowerment. The method involved in the study was the use of extant literature on the subject matter and qualitative content analysis. The study revealed that managerial mindfulness could enhance employee involvement. The study concluded that managerial mindfulness acts as a critical element in promoting employee involvement in firms. Among other things, the study recommended that managers are encouraged to pay proper attention to employee work behaviours as such would effectively enable their participation in decision making hereby enhancing the actualization of firms’ goals and objectives; Management of firms should advance the value of the nexus between them and employees through self–awareness so as to enhance employee empowerment in the organization.