Employers want employees who will do their best work or ‘go the extra mile’. Employees want jobs that are worthwhile and that inspire them. More and more organizations are looking for a win-win solution that meets their needs and those of their employees. What they increasingly say they are looking for is an engaged workforce.
So what is employee engagement? It can be seen as a combination of commitment to the organization and its values and a willingness to help out colleagues (organizational citizenship). It goes beyond job satisfaction and is not simply motivation. Engagement is something the employee has to offer: it cannot be ‘required’ as part of the employment contract.
Why organizations are interested in employee engagement?
Employers want engaged employees because they deliver improved business performance. Our research has repeatedly demonstrated the links between the way people are managed, employee attitudes and business performance.
When employers deliver on their commitments (when by their actions they fulfill employees’ expectations) they reinforce employees’ sense of fairness and trust in the organization and generate a positive psychological contract between employer and employee.
Organizations increasingly recognize the importance of their ‘brand’. Engaged employees will help promote the brand and protect the employer from the risks associated with poor service levels or product quality. Similarly a strong employer brand will help in attracting and retaining employees.
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