Why Employee Engagement is Challenging in Organization?

Jean Joseph V.*, Herald M. Dhas**
* Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India.
** Department of Business Studies, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.
Periodicity:September - November'2021
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.16.2.15917

Abstract

Employee engagement is referred as the degree to which employees have a compelling desire to do their job, should be dedicated to the organization, and should put sincere effort into their work. The success of any organization depends on workforce productivity, which is indirectly related to the employee's commitment towards their organization. Engaging employees may seem to be easy, but it is not a simple task. In an organisation, there will be employees from different age groups who also have different wishes and expectations. Thus, “one size fits all'' does not work as far as the expectations of an organization are concerned. This paper analyses the challenges involved in keeping employees engaged for the successful growth of an organisation. The author also makes an effort to understand the drivers of employee engagement with the help of a literature review.

Keywords

Employees, Engagement, Performance, Productivity, Leadership, Organizational Success, Workforce.

How to Cite this Article?

Joseph, J. V., and Dhas, H. M. (2021). Why Employee Engagement is Challenging in Organization?. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 16(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.16.2.15917

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