Strategic Management Quarterly

Employee Engagement in the IT Industry – Evidence from India
Gantasala V. Prabhakar, PhD; Swetha Reddy G

Abstract
This research paper was aimed at assessing the Employee Engagement levels in the IT industry in India, the factors that contribute to Employee Engagement and to suggest means and ways to improve Employee Engagement levels in the industry being researched. The researcher set out to also identify the impact of demographic profile of employees on engagement. Also assessed in this empirical research was the influence of organizational inputs on Employee Engagement. A structured questionnaire was administered to employees of several IT companies in India. Research results indicate that the demographic profile of employees has an impact on employees’ engagement. Organizational inputs and support has an influence on engagement and that committed employees were more engaged. Several recommendations are suggested to improve employee engagement based on the analysis of data collected for this research.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/smq.v4n1a4