Abstract:
Employee engagement has swiftly become new paradigm in organisational
studies over past few years. Employee engagement is a measurable degree of
an employee's positive or negative emotional attachment to their job,
associates and organization that profoundly influences their willingness to
learn and perform at work. Having engaged employees has become crucial in
present business scenario where organisations look to their employees to take
initiatives, bring innovations and optimum solutions to their current needs.
This study investigates both job and organisational engagement of employees
from two different sectors in Kerala namely, banking and IT (Information
Technology). The purpose of the study is to define various concepts of
employee engagement in modern organisations. The current cross sectional
survey reinforces previous literature followed by discussions, limitations and
conclusions.
