Higher Employee Engagement through Social Intelligence: A Perspective of Indian Scenario

Abstract

Recognizing that high levels of social intelligence are required for effective engagement, the authors set out to find the association between employee engagement and social intelligence. Specifically, the goal of this study was to find the explanatory value of social intelligence constructs for employee engagement in a sample of employees by conducting a statistical analysis. The final research included 150 male and 50 female professionals who were selected from FMCG sectors. A questionnaire was used to gather socio-demographic evidence; the Utrecht engagement scale and the Tromso social intelligence scale in the Indian cultural context were used to obtain professional and job information. The findings revealed that employees with high levels of social intelligence scores performed well on engagement measures, with social skills being the most significant predictor of engagement. The findings of this study have substantial practical significance for the development of training and intervention activities targeted at improving employees' performance on the job, among other things.