Long engagement: Understanding the importance of employee support and loyalty

Abstract

Purpose

The need to foster engagement in employees is often talked about in the C-suite of large organizations, but one wonders if anyone sate round board tables in expensive suits really gets what that means. For sure, they know what employee engagement entails – what it entails are higher levels of productivity from the same set of employees, a more profitable business, a safer working environment and a healthier workforce. What’s not to like? Employee engagement will therefore be a top priority for the suits, who will order someone to get right on it and meanwhile go back to studying the fluctuating value of their stock options.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds his/her own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

The need to foster engagement in employees is often talked about in the C-suite of large organizations, but one wonders if anyone sate round board tables in expensive suits really gets what that means. For sure, they know what employee engagement entails – what it entails are higher levels of productivity from the same set of employees, a more profitable business, a safer working environment and a healthier workforce. What’s not to like? Employee engagement will therefore be a top priority for the suits, who will order someone to get right on it and meanwhile go back to studying the fluctuating value of their stock options.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2021), "Long engagement: Understanding the importance of employee support and loyalty", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 17-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-05-2020-0108