The Employee Engagement Dynamics In The Context Of Hybrid Work Model

Abstract

The term employee engagement is not new but the inducement of technology and reinvention of the HR process makes the term very vibrant and paramount. The future of work is determined majorly by a hybrid work environment. In this state of work method, the employee has to face two situations of working one is off the cubical work and another is on the cubical work. They need to cope with the changes occurring in the work environment hence engaging employees in a hybrid work environment is a very challenging task for every company this is an identified problem statement of the study. Employee engagement is all about the enthusiasm and dedication that an employee shows towards his work. Not all employees have the same level of engagement at all times. It is the biggest challenge for every company to retain employees in understanding the proper engagement of work. If employees are disengaged then the company gets wiped out of skills, knowledge, and experienced candidates. Concerning many literatures reviews the study identified a research gap very few literatures are focused on employee engagement in hybrid work environments. The main objective of the study is to understand the effect of employee engagement in the hybrid work environment. The second objective of the study is to analyze the levels of employee engagement in the hybrid work environment. The identified population is ITES working employees with a sample of 100. Simple random sampling technique, primary data used for data collection. A systematic structured questionnaire with a Likert scale considering 1 as strongly disagree and 7 as strongly agree. Reliability tests, descriptive statistics, chi-square, and regression were used to test the hypothesis and objectives. The study finds employee engagement level is significant in demographic data like age, marital status, and designation and there is a positive effect on employee engagement in the hybrid work environment and concludes that hybrid work is the future of work, companies should focus more on engagement initiatives to keep their employees engaged in a hybrid work place.