Abstract
Employee engagement and its antecedents have been vigorously discussed in the academic literature over the years; however its differential effect in the public and private sector companies is yet to be deliberated from an organizational perspective. However employees are the major contributors and beneficiaries of the society it is
imperative to study the attributes of employee engagement which is a multi faceted concept. Incorporating the theoretical underpinnings from the theories of leadership and theories of motivation, the study identified the most important drivers of employee engagement and their importance in public versus private sector companies in Kerala that restore retain and remains the human capitals within their organization. The hypothesis postulated, analysed the positive impact of antecedents on employee engagement by using a psychometric questionnaire. A total of 800 sample respondents were considered for the study from the manufacturing and service sector companies in Kerala. The results showed that there is a positive impact of antecedents on employee engagement.
Keywords: Employee engagement, Antecedents of Engagement, Human Capital, Manufacturing Industry, Service Industry
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