Assessment of Employee Engagement in Organizations

Word Count: 3005

Contents

1.0 Introduction 4
2.0 Employee engagement 4
3.0 Significance of employee engagement 5
4.0 Steps taken to enhance employee engagement 8
5.0 Steps to enhance employee engagement 10
6.0 Conclusion 13
7.0 References 14

List of figures

Figure 1: Employee Engagement Model 4
Figure 2: Composition of Employee Engagement 5
Figure 3: Organizational Results of employee engagement 6

Introduction

This report has been undertaken in order to discuss and assess the significance of employee engagement through various employee engagement models and the steps that can be taken in order to improve the employee engagement process in an organization. Various recommendations have also been provided in order to enhance the employee engagement in organizations at the end of the report. Significant company examples following appropriate employee engagement policies and their impact on employee satisfaction in the organizations have also been mentioned in detail.

Employee engagement

According to Albrecht (2010), Employee engagement is defined as the level to which the employees are loyal and motivated towards their work within a particular organization they work for. The level of pride they show while being a part of that organization and the extent of efforts they are willing to exert to achieve the organizational goals. Saks (2006) adds that employee engagement is simply how an employee thinks, act and feel about their job and the organization.

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Figure 1: Employee Engagement Model

(Source: Macey, Schneider and Barbera , 2009)

As stated by Macey, Schneider and Barbera (2009), there is no universally defined method to determine employee engagement. Usually organizations measure employee engagement through regular surveys