Employee Engagement: Assessing the Evidence
Frequently I’m asked if I can produce research that proves employee engagement affects economic profits. My answer: social science research can’t prove it with certainty but the sheer amount of evidence makes it “beyond a reasonable doubt” that some causation exists. The challenge with social science research is that it’s impossible to isolate the effect of one factor. To get a sense for some of the supporting research, take a look at these links to research summaries from Winning Workplaces and DDI (see “Building the Business Case” on pages 5-6).
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[...] of Employee Engagement, Part 1 Michael Lee Stallard tackles the thorny issue of finding proof of the economic impact of employee engagement. Given the complexity of the full answer, I thought I would add my two [...]
Thank you for sharing these resources. ‘
While I agree that “it’s impossible to isolate the effect of one factor,” I believe that employee engagement is fundamental to ‘increased’ potential profits.