CONCEPTUAL DEFINITION OF TITLE: Employee engagement, also called worker engagement. An engaged employee is one who is fully involved in, and enthusiastic about their work, and thus will act in a way that furthers their organization's interests. According to Scarlett Surveys, "Employee Engagement is a measurable degree of an employees positive or negative emotional attachment to their job, colleagues and organization that profoundly influences their willingness to learn and perform at work".Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organization and its goals. Employee engagement is to explore how the employee in an organization are been engaged in their own roles and responsibility.
OBJECTIVES
* To understand prevailing practices of employee engagement in the organization. * To determine the employee engagement factors that influence the organization.
RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY: Engagement represents the motivational capital that exists within an individual, a unit, or an organization. It is a valuable resource that can boost company performance.Number of research shows that engagement is linked to important business outcomes like., * higher levels of service to customers. * creating a work environment that is collaborative, creative, and stimulating. * Engaged work teams tend to have fewer accidents and injuries.
The various studies on employee engagement: * Barry Halm (2011),studied about Employee Engagement: A Prescription for Organizational Transformation.The study concludes by suggesting five operating practices to establish an employee engagement culture like, * Defining the employee's role in fulfilling the organization's purpose, * Selecting employees with capability and passion, * Supporting and valuing the employee, * Creating sustainable reward systems, * Developing feedback and reinforcement mechanisms.
* Mary Welch (Lancashire