Profiling employee engagement dimensions and outcomes: a person-centered approach

Punam Singh, Lingam Sreehitha, Vimal Kumar, Binod Kumar Rajak and Shulagna Sarkar

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 2024, vol. 73, issue 10, 3252-3277

Abstract: Purpose - Employee engagement (EE) continues to be one of the most difficult challenges for organizations today. Numerous factors have been linked to EE, according to studies. However, the necessary human resource management (HRM) strategies and systems for enhancing EE have not yet been developed. It is questionable if all employees inside the company require the same HRM strategies, to boost engagement as one size does not fit all. Therefore, it is necessary to create employee profiles based on factors associated with EE. This study aims to develop employee profiles based on engagement dimensions and outcomes. It seeks to comprehend the relationship between engagement level and factors such as age, years of service and employment grade. Design/methodology/approach - Using latent profile analysis (LPA), we identified five EE profiles (highly engaged, engaged, moderately engaged, disengaged and highly disengaged). These five profiles were characterized by five EE dimensions (Culture Dimensions, Leadership Dimensions, People Process, Business alignment Dimension and Job Dimension) and EE outcomes (Say, Stay and Strive). Findings - The study revealed that Engaged profiles exhibited low stay outcomes. The highest percentage of disengaged employees fall under 25 years of age with less than 5 years of experience and are at the entry level. Research limitations/implications - The study highlights the significance of the people processes dimensions in enhancing engagement. Profiles with low people process dimensions showed high disengagement. Person-centered LPA adds and complements variable-centered approach to develop a better understanding of EE and help organizations devise more personalized strategies. The study would be of interest to both academics and practitioners. Originality/value - The novelty of this study lies in its attempt to model the employee profiles to comprehend the relationship between engagement levels using LPA.

Keywords: Engagement characterization; Engagement dimensions; Engagement outcomes; Latent profile analysis; Person-centered approach; HR strategy redesign (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-08-2023-0426

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