Employee engagement is a fundamental concept in the effort to understand and describe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the nature of the relationship between an organization and its employees.
Furthermore, Employee engagement can be explained as the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals.
An "engaged employee" is defined as one who is fully absorbed by and is enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization's reputation and interests. An engaged employee has a positive attitude towards the organization and its values.
An organization with "high"employee engagement might therefore be expected to outperform those with "low" employee engagement.
Employee engagement first appeared as a concept in management theory in the 1990s, becoming widespread in management practice in the 2000s, but it remains contested. It stands in an unspecified relationship to earlier constructs such as morale and job satisfaction. Despite academic critiques, employee engagement practices are well established in the management of human resources and of internal communications.
Furthermore, Employee engagement can be explained as the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals.
An "engaged employee" is defined as one who is fully absorbed by and is enthusiastic about their work and so takes positive action to further the organization's reputation and interests. An engaged employee has a positive attitude towards the organization and its values.
An organization with "high"employee engagement might therefore be expected to outperform those with "low" employee engagement.
Employee engagement first appeared as a concept in management theory in the 1990s, becoming widespread in management practice in the 2000s, but it remains contested. It stands in an unspecified relationship to earlier constructs such as morale and job satisfaction. Despite academic critiques, employee engagement practices are well established in the management of human resources and of internal communications.
Employee engagement today has become synonymous with terms like 'employee experience' and 'employee satisfaction'. The relevance is much more due to the vast majority of new generation professionals in the workforce who have a higher propensity to be 'distracted' and 'disengaged' at work.
References
Kruse, K. (2012). What is Employee Engagement? [Online]. Available at <https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/#7c7df1dc7f37. [Accessed on 30 March 2018]
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Kruse, K. (2012). What is Employee Engagement? [Online]. Available at <https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2012/06/22/employee-engagement-what-and-why/#7c7df1dc7f37. [Accessed on 30 March 2018]
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30/3/2018
