A theoretical and empirical research toward building an integrated model on employee engagement

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780226
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Management
• Research Institution: Gakushuin University (2016); Ritsumeikan University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: Jung Yuhee 学習院大学, 国際社会科学部, 准教授 (00468828)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: エンゲージメント / 人材開発施策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main purpose of this study is to uncover the process by which employees engage in their work roles. Particularly, in addition to individual and workplace factors, the study examined direct and interactive effects of organizational factors (e.g., human resource development (HRD) practices) on employee engagement. This study found that organization's efforts to develop their employees (i.e., organizational factor) significantly and positively influenced employee engagement. Furthermore, findings of this study showed that interactive effects among individual, workplace, and organizational factors on employee engagement differed between males and females and between young and middle-aged employees.

Free Research Field

経営学