Antecedents of employee engagement in higher education an analytical study

Abstract

newlinev newlineABSTRACT newlineThe greatest valuable asset a firm has isn t its financial capital, the amount of newlinebuildings or assets it owns, the manufacturing equipment or products it newlineproduces, nor is it any of these things combined; rather, its most important newlineasset is its employee. Employees possess something irreplaceable: the newlineexcellence of the human intellect, which makes them most valuable to their newlineorganizations. Machines may appear superior to humans because they are newlinedependable and can function for prolonged periods of time, but they can only newlineaccomplish the jobs that humans direct them to; they cannot adapt to their newlineenvironment or conditions as humans can. Implementing technological newlineinnovations and optimizing work practices in a way that motivates employees newlineto put in extra effort on their own time outside of work may be the most newlineeffective technique for increasing productivity and enhancing organizational newlineresults. The term employee engagement refers to actions and behaviours of newlinethis kind among employees. newlineIn accordance with Kahn s definition from 1990, employee engagement is newlinewhen employees use their entire selves, including their minds and hearts, to newlinebecome completely immersed in their professions. Consequently, organizations newlinethat are successful in managing employee expectations and offer them newlineopportunities for progression and advancement benefit from a more engaged newlineworkforce. newlinevi newlineEmployee engagement may be measured via surveys, but this does not help newlineorganizations find places where they can make changes. The capacity of an newlineorganization to effectively manage employee engagement may be improved by newlinecontrolling a number of antecedents or characteristics deemed to boost overall newlineengagement. This research aims in the same approach, but focusses on the newlinehigher education sector, given that there has been relatively less focus on this newlinesubject in the published scholarly work and its antecedents have not been newlineexplored. newlineThe primary purpose of this research was to determine the antecedents that newlinehave