A Study on Employee Engagement

Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this research study is to know the association between employee engagement level and its drivers; and to study relationship between demographic variables and drivers of engagement along with level of employee engagement. Design/methodology/approach: This Correlational study, employed convenience sampling technique i.e. non probability sampling method to select the sample consisted of 325 employees of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) Ltd, Kerala from India. And data were collected using surveys and were analyzed using ANOVA, factor analysis, and multiple correlations. Results: Factor analysis has identified the six key drivers of employee engagement which is proposed in USAID Health Care Project. Correlation study analyzed relationship between the employee engagement level and demographic factors; employee engagement and its predictors. Increase support and recognition, belief in ability to succeed and belief in job and organization are highly correlated with employee engagement level. Conclusion: The study supports that the employee engagement level relies mainly on the practices of support (motivational) and recognition, belief in ability to succeed and belief in job and organizational.