Employee Engagement For Organizational Success

Abstract

Managing and developing human resources in the global setting is increasingly recognized as a central challenge, particularly to multinational enterprises. As the concept of employee engagement has garnered attention in both practitioners and academic communities. Thus, organizations pay more attention to employee engagement which is the level of commitment and involvement an employee has towards their organization and its values. An engaged employee is aware of business context, and works with colleagues to improve performance within the job for the benefit of the organization. The purpose of this article is to explore the historical development and also to identify specific roles and responsibilities of the workforce in building a more engaged organization. It also focuses on how employee engagement is an antecedent of job involvement and measurement of employee engagement. Finally it is concluded with the implications and suggestions.