Abstract
Employee engagement was one of the core topics in academic research and management headlines. The purpose of this paper was to examine the effects of contextual variables, which include the career development planning, flexible welfare policy and employee involvement programs, towards employee engagement of the new generation employees under the China’s manufacturing industry. The results showed that the career development planning, flexible welfare policy and employee involvement programs would positively impact the new generation employee engagement in the manufacturing industry in China. Furthermore, the results provided suggestions for managers to motivate new generation employee engagement in China.
Highlights
Employee engagement was a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace
There were 253 valid questionnaires. 37.5% came from company A, 34% came from company B, and 28.5% came from company C
The results showed that the career development planning, flexible welfare policy and employee involvement programs would positively impact the new generation employee engagement in the manufacturing industry in China
Summary
Employee engagement was a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace. Engagement possessed the potential to significantly affect employee retention, productivity and loyalty, and a key link to customer satisfaction, company reputation, and overall stakeholder value (Lockwood, 2007). This importance was amplified in industries such as the manufacturing industries, because labor engagement would affect the company's overall manufacturing performance in higher product quality with higher overall working efficiency and lower cost. Especially the effective management of employees, were the key. The level of incentives had an important position in human resources management in the manufacturing industries (Accelerate the team development, 2010)
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