A Study about Career Development: Benchmark
Executive Summary: Disengagement in the workplace is a serious business performance issue. In a major study of organisational effectiveness involving 7,310 respondents in Australia and New Zealand, Right Management has found that two-thirds of employees are less than fully engaged by their work and organisation. Organisations simply cannot afford the costs and missed opportunities created by high turnover or low engagement. In today’s economy, companies need an engaged workforce. Employees who are fully engaged display dedication, vigour and absorption in their work. Engagement has been closely linked to the employee’s experience of motivation, workplace morale, job satisfaction and their fundamental sense of identity as a professional. Engagement has also been closely linked to positive results for productivity and profitability.
Research Methodology: This study continues to build our understanding of the current engagement drivers impacting business in Australia and New Zealand (through outcome measures such as performance, employee satisfaction and retention). Right Management conducted an independent study of engagement among a representative sample of 7,310 employees from the employment market across a broad range of industry sectors in both countries. Our survey asked respondents to self report on attitudes, performance and conditions directly related to the effectiveness of their organisation. It identified 11 key “categories” or determinants of organisational effectiveness and under each determinant presented a number of statements or “items” associated with that category. There were 100 items in total. For each item, participants were asked to choose among five responses ranging from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”. Eight items are specifically directed toward measuring the level of their engagement with their job and with their organisation. Keep reading…
