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Abstract:
Employee engagement is the level of commitment and involvement an employee has towards his organization and its values. It is a measureable degree of an employee's positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organization which profoundly influences their willingness to learn & perform at work. Employee engagement has a direct impact on the employee s productivity. The most productive employees are those that are not only committed and loyal; but also those whose outputs are healthy and gratifying both for themselves as well as for the organization they work for. Over the past decade, and particularly in the past three years, employers and employees have faced human capital challenges and an uncertain economy. The economic downturn that started in 2008 has had a significant impact on companies and the resulting decisions made by management. These decisions have impacted employee engagement levels and perceptions globally, leading to changes in leading drivers of employee engagement. In uncertain times, organizations need to focus on harnessing the discretionary effort that engaged employees deliver. This makes the difference in how companies are affected during the economic downturn, how quickly they emerge from it, and how strong they are in the future after the downturn passes. The study has done in order to ascertain the level of employee engagement and the determinants thereof among the executives of organization.
Keywords : Employee Engagement, economic downturn, human capital challenges, emotional attachment.
I. Introduction:
When it comes to innovation, business leaders are necessarily looking to counting on ideas from their employees, customers, and partners to help drive the organization forward. An engaged employees are most likely to contribute those innovations, according to a recent Gallup Management Journal (GMJ) survey of U.S. workers. Human resources are the backbone of organizations who run, who contribute and who create and innovate in their own way to accomplish tasks and achieve goals of the organization. Employees are the lifeline of an organization. An organization can't survive without employees. They are the blood line of an organization. Employees are the main assets of the organization and it is really important for them to prioritize their tasks at the workplace. An employee must be engaged in productive work, challenging tasks so that they do...