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    SECTION II

    PROBLEM CENTERED

    STUDY

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    A.PROJECT TITLEA Study on the Effectiveness of Employee Engagement at Hilton, Chennai

    B.OBJECTIVESa. General ObjectiveTo understand the effectiveness of Employee Engagement at Hilton, Chennai

    b. Specific Objectives

    To find out the extent of Senior Management Support provided to employeesof Hilton, Chennai

    To understand the Employee Supervisor Relationship existent at Hilton,Chennai

    To understand the Workplace Expectations of employees at Hilton, Chennai To understand the level of Work Stress at Hilton, Chennai

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    C.RELEVANCE OF THE STUDYEmployee engagement is a vast construct that touches almost all parts of human

    resource management facets we know hitherto. If every part of human resources is notaddressed in appropriate manner, employees fail to fully engage themselves in their job

    in the response to such kind of mismanagement. The construct employee engagement is

    built on the foundation of earlier concepts like job satisfaction, employee commitment

    and Organizational citizenship behavior. Though it is related to and encompasses these

    concepts, employee engagement is broader in scope. Employee engagement is stronger

    predictor of positive organizational performance clearly showing the two-way

    relationship between employer and employee compared to the three earlier constructs:

    job satisfaction, employee commitment and organizational citizenship behavior.

    Engaged employees are emotionally attached to their organization and highly involved

    in their job with a great enthusiasm for the success of their employer, going extra mile

    beyond the employment contractual agreement

    This study aims at understanding the effectiveness of employee engagement at Hilton,

    Chennai. It also looks into factors like Senior Management Support, Employee

    Supervisor Relationship, Work Stress, Work Life Balance and Workplace expectations

    of employees.

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    D.LITERATURE REVIEWRecent researches also indicate that Employee commitment and OCB are important

    parts and predictors of employee engagement in that commitment is conceptualized aspositive attachment and willingness to exert energy for success of the organization,

    feeling proud of being a member of that organization and identifying oneself with it and

    OCB is a behaviour observed within the work context that demonstrates itself through

    taking innovative initiatives proactively seeking opportunities to contribute ones best

    and going extra mile beyond employment contract. However, these constructs constitute

    the bigger construct employee engagement and they cannot independently act as a

    replacement for engagement

    Many researchers have tried to identify factors leading to employee engagement and

    developed models to draw implications for managers. Their diagnosis aims to determine

    the drivers that will increase employee engagement level. Most drivers that are found to

    lead to employee engagement are non-financial in their nature. Therefore, any

    organization who has committed leadership can achieve the desired level of engagement

    with less cost of doing it. This does not mean that managers should ignore the financial

    aspect of their employees. In fact, performance should be linked with reward.

    Nevertheless, this is simply to repeat the old saying of Human Relations

    Movement which goes as social being, human resource is not motivated by money

    alone. A companys pay should at least be comparable to the market average.

    However, bringing pay and benefits package up to market levels, which is a sensible

    first step, will not take a company very far- they are like tickets to the ballpark, -they

    can get the company into the game, but cant help it win.

    As the best resources to any organization is always its human resources, the

    attainment of an workplace with high caliber employees are the key to success & the

    way to set competitive advantage in the global scenario. A well functioning

    organization is the product of its healthy, committed and motivated employees, who

    can be termed as engaged employees. Engagement takes place when employees are

    committed to their job. They are interested and indeed excited about what they do. It

    involves loyalty, faith and pride in the organization, a willingness to advocate for his

    organization and a sense of personal responsibility. Global economy has experienced

    significant shifts in the recent past which have accelerated the need for

    organizations to find innovative ways to address new technological,

    demographic and marketplace realities. These shifts made the organizations to

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    reevaluate costs associated with talent. High workforce performance and organizational

    success must be maintained along with changes in strategies. Research has consistently

    shown that employee engagement is powerfully linked to a range of business success

    factors such as:

    1. Employee performance/efficiency

    2. Productivity

    3. Safety

    4. Attendance and retention

    5. Customer service and satisfaction

    6. Customer loyalty and retention

    7. Profitability

    During economic down turn, many organizations focused less on how to manage their

    talent and engage their employees, instead focusing on how to reduce costs by cutting

    salaries, bonuses, rewards and development costs. Some shortsighted leaders may eventhink that employee engagement no longer matters because their employees have fewer

    options and will stay because of their need for job security.

    However, smart leaders realize that while they may need to find short-term solutions to cut

    costs, they must also identify longer-term talent management strategies to remain viable.

    a. Evolution of Employee EngagementEmployee engagement is derived from early studies in the 1920s on morale or a

    groups willingness to accomplish organizational objectives. The concept was matured by US

    Army researchers during World War II to predict unity of effort and attitudinal battle

    readiness before a strike. Again, post war mass production society needed unity of effort in

    execution for speed & quality, where morale was considered to be the most important

    indicator. In the modern day perspective with the advent of knowledge worker, stress was

    given on individual talent management. Thus a term was required to describe an individuals

    emotional attachment to the organization, to his fellow colleagues and to the job. Thus came

    the term employee engagement, which is an individual emotional phenomenon whereas

    morale is a group emotional phenomenon.

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    b. Influence Of Corporate Culture On Employee EngagementDue to shift of world economy from industrial to knowledge based one, employees are being

    valued for not only what they produce but also for what they know. Having a high performing

    business culture is a competitive advantage for any organization today. Every employee either

    makes the culture stronger or weakens it. In the mid 1990s, it was discovered that no

    organizationlarge or smallhas a single culture, rather it has many cultures as it has many

    functions, managers or supervisors. Employers have understood that they have little control

    over the culture that exists. That does not mean that they are able to find the best managers

    and supervisors. Culture cannot be inculcated through vision & mission statement. Once an

    organization achieves its desired culture, the employees whose attitude & behavior align withthe desired culture will be engaged and those who do not fit into it leave on their own or they

    are asked to leave because of culture push. The goal of every organization should be targeting

    the right employees Only focusing on employee engagement often may miss this point.

    Employee engagement may reduce at the time of culture change, which is acceptable as the

    engagement score becomes high for the right group of employees afterwards.

    c. Aspects of Employee EngagementGlobal studies suggest that there are three basic aspects of employee

    engagement:

    The employees and their own unique psychological make-up andexperience.

    The employers and their ability to create the conditions thatpromote employee engagement.

    Interaction between employees at all levelsd. Key Drivers of Employee Engagement

    In 2006, The Conference Board published an article Employee Engagement A review

    of current research and its implicationon the basis of 12 major studies conducted by research

    firms such as Gallup, Towers Perrin, Blessing White, The Corporate Leadership Council and

    others. It came out that 4 of the studies mentioned 8 key drivers of employee engagement out

    of a total of 26 key drivers collectively. These are:

    (i) Trust & integritymanagers should communicate well and go by their words.(ii) Nature of the job employees should find their job challenging enough to motivate

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    themselves.

    (iii) Line of sight between employee performance and company performance employeeshould have clear understanding as to how they contribute to the companys

    performance.

    (iv) Career growth opportunitiesemployees should have clear career path and growth.(v) Pride about the company employees should feel esteemed by being associated with

    the organization.

    (vi) Coworkers / team members relationship with colleagues significantly increaseemployee engagement level.

    (vii) Employee development the organization should take necessary steps for developingthe knowledge, skills and attitude of the employees.

    (viii) Relationship with manager the employee should be comfortable with his managerand value the relationship.

    There are few more drivers which contribute in increasing employee engagement such as

    A culture of respect where good job is appreciated Feedback, counseling and mentoring Fair reward, recognition and incentive scheme Effective leadership Clear job expectations Adequate tools to perform work responsibilities Motivation

    e. Increasing employee engagementAccording to various studies, organizations, that give emphasis on employee

    engagement, consider the following factors to be important in increasing employee

    engagement.

    Culture: It basically encompasses various factors such as leadership style,vision, mission, values, effective communications, strategic plan, HR policies &

    practices etc. Corporate culture helps an organization to connect with people, gives

    employees the opportunities to ideate and experience, develops employees for

    leadership roles and helps them grow with the organization.

    Continuous Reinforcement of Employee Focused Policies: Continuousreinforcement exists when proemployee HR policies are framed by the organization

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    and top management provides budgets and resources so that the employees can

    accomplish their tasks.

    Meaningful Metrics: An organizations performance is dependent majorly on itsemployees. Hence, it is important to decide on measurement criterion for the factors

    that affect performance of an organization. This drives people focus in an

    organization.

    Organizational Performance: It leads to high levels of trust, pride,sat isfact ion , success and of course fun at work place.

    Increased Job Involvement And Job Satisfaction: A clear understanding of jobrole & work role expectations and opportunities to excel, recognition of good work,

    opportunities to develop skills and opportunities for learning & growth help to

    increase job engagement.

    Encouraging Teamwork: Teamwork is the key to organizational success. Toincrease team engagement, the team members should be allowed to interact

    frequently and consistently so that longer term relationships are developed including

    trust, co operation and reliance on each other.

    Handling Employees Mental & Physical Health and Morale: Reports suggestthat lifestyle issues such as smoking, poor diet, obesity, elevated blood pressure and

    stress are most likely to reduce an individuals capacity. Companies must invest in

    the well being of their employee such as employee health priorities.

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    another common practice across industry as a tool of engagement.

    g. Impact Of Employee EngagementIn the Gallup Study nine performance outcomes were studied: Customer loyalty/engagement,

    profitability, productivity, turnover, safety incidents, shrinkage, absenteeism, patient safety

    incidents and quality (defects). Employee engagement is related to each of the nine

    performance outcome studied. Results show consistent correlation across different

    organizations. The correlation between employee engagement and composite

    performance found to be 0.48. Findings showed corre la tions between job satisfaction

    and organizational commitment translate into lower turnover. Thus higher levels of employee

    commintment, indicate higher levels of employee engagement. According to Gallup, there are three

    types of employees in an organization

    1. Engaged These employees are the builders. They are eager to know the

    expectations from their role so that they can meet and exceed them.

    2. Not Engaged These employees tend to concentrate on tasks rather than the goals

    and outcomes. They need others to drive them.

    3. Actively disengaged These employees are consistently against virtual everything.

    They are not just unhappy at work they show their unhappiness openly.

    In world class organizations, the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is: 9.57:

    1. In average organizations, the ratio of engaged to actively disengaged employees is

    1.83:1Studies by Gallup organizations released in 2003 show that only 29% of workers

    were engaged in their work, 54 % were not engaged and 17% were actively disengaged.

    Employee engagement creates greater motivation within employees for the work they do and

    increases their commitment to the organization. It is about creating an enthusiasm for their

    roles, their work and the organization and ensuring they are aligned with the values of the

    organization, well informed and well integrated with their colleagues and the culture of the

    organization.

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    Effectiveness of Employee Engagement at Hilton, Chennai

    Masters in Human Resources Management Rajagiri College of Social Sciences

    As per the 2008 Association for Training and Development (ASTD) Employee Engagement

    study, top 3 business benefits derived from engagement are

    1. Enhance customer service and drive customer satisfaction.

    2. Improve organizational productivity

    3. Improve the bottom line.

    Top 3 factors that positively influence employee engagement are

    1. Quality of training and learning opportunities

    2. Learning through stretch assignments

    3. Frequency of learning opportunities.

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    F. DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATIONa. Respondents

    DEPARTMENT RESPONDENTS

    Owners Office 1

    Executive Office 1

    Business Development 7

    Food And Beverage Service 4

    HR 1

    IT 1

    Engineering 1

    Operations 3

    Purchase 2

    Finance 7

    Front office 6

    Kitchen 12

    Housekeeping 4

    1 1

    7

    4

    1

    1

    13

    27

    6

    12

    4

    RESPONDENTS

    OWERNS OFFICE

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE

    HR

    IT

    ENGINEERING

    OPERATIONS

    PURCHASE

    FINANCE

    FRONTOFFICE

    KITCHEN

    H0USEKEEPING

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    b. Senior Management SupportSenior management is open and honest in communication

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 23 46

    AGREE 13 26

    NEUTRAL 13 26

    DISAGREE 1 2

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    Suggestions made by associates are listened to and acted upon

    by senior management

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 21 42

    AGREE 19 38

    NEUTRAL 9 18

    DISAGREE 1 2STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    46%

    26%

    26%

    2%

    Senior management is open and honest incommunication

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 22 44

    AGREE 16 32

    NEUTRAL 11 22

    DISAGREE 1 2

    STRONGLY

    DISAGREE 0 0

    Interpretation: Almost 80% of the employees are of the opinion that the senior management

    is very supportive. They take in the recommendations of employees while making decisions

    pertaining to the areas of concern and are very open and honest with their communication.

    42%

    38%

    18%

    2%

    Suggestions made by associates are listened to

    and acted upon by senior management

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

    44%

    32%

    22%

    2%

    SENIOR MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    c. EmployeeSupervisor RelationshipMy immediate supervisor is available to answer my questions

    or concerns

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 25 50

    AGREE 17 34

    NEUTRAL 8 16

    DISAGREE 0 0

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    My immediate supervisor gives helpful feedback on a regular

    basis so I can improve

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 26 52

    AGREE 14 28

    NEUTRAL 8 16

    DISAGREE 2 4STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    50%

    34%

    16%

    My immediate supervisor is available to

    answer my questions or concerns

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    My immediate supervisor gives helpful feedback on a regular

    basis so I can improve

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 26 52

    AGREE 14 28

    NEUTRAL 8 16

    DISAGREE 2 4

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    42%

    42%

    12%

    4%

    My immediate supervisor holds associates up

    to high standards of performance

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

    52%

    28%

    16%

    4%

    My immediate supervisor gives helpful

    feedback on a regular basis so I can

    improve

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    EMPLOYEE - SUPERVISOR RELATIONSHIP

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 24 48

    AGREE 17 34

    NEUTRAL 7 14DISAGREE 1 2

    STRONGLY

    DISAGREE 0 0

    Interpretation: More than 80% of the employees have a very good employee supervisor

    relationship. The immediate supervisor is always available for the employees to answer their

    questions and queries and they even provide useful feedback which helps employees in

    improving their line of work.

    49%

    35%

    14%

    2%

    EMPLOYEE - SUPERVISOR

    RELATIONSHIP

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    d. Workplace Expectations

    Hilton as an organisation motivates me to contribute more

    than what is normally required to complete my work?FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 28 56

    AGREE 17 34

    NEUTRAL 5 10

    DISAGREE 0 0

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    My benefits plan is easy to understand and use

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 24 48

    AGREE 16 32NEUTRAL 10 20

    DISAGREE 0 0

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    56%34%

    10%

    Hilton as an organisation motivates me tocontribute more than what is normally

    required to complete my work

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    I am paid fairly for the contributions I make to the

    companys success performance

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 24 48

    AGREE 13 26

    NEUTRAL 8 16

    DISAGREE 2 4

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    48%

    32%

    20%

    My benefits plan is easy to understand and

    use

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

    51%

    28%

    17%

    4%

    I am paid fairly for the contributions I make

    to the companys success performance

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    I have all the resources I need to do my job effectively

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 25 50

    AGREE 16 32NEUTRAL 9 18

    DISAGREE 0 0

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 25 50

    AGREE 16 32

    NEUTRAL 8 16

    DISAGREE 1 2

    STRONGLY

    DISAGREE 1 2

    50%

    32%

    18%

    I have all the resources I need to do my job

    effectively

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    Interpretation: 80% of the employees agree that Hilton have met with their expectations of

    an ideal workplace. According to the survey the employees are satisfied with their

    compensation, they have all the resources available to carry out their work properly and they

    are also motivated to do more that their required share of work.

    49%

    31%

    16%

    2% 2%

    WORKPLACE EXPECTATIONS

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    e. WorkLife Balance

    WORK-LIFE BALANCE

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGESTRONGLY AGREE 24 48

    AGREE 15 30

    NEUTRAL 10 20

    DISAGREE 0 0

    STRONGLY

    DISAGREE 1 2

    Interpretation: Almost 80% of the employees agree that they are able to attain a very good

    worklife balance at Hilton, Chennai

    48%

    30%

    20%

    2%

    WORK-LIFE BALANCE

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    f. Work Stress

    The amount of work is spread fairly among associates

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 22 44

    AGREE 14 28

    NEUTRAL 10 20

    DISAGREE 3 6

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 1 2

    The amount of my work is right for me

    FREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 18 36

    AGREE 19 38

    NEUTRAL 9 18

    DISAGREE 4 8

    STRONGLY DISAGREE 0 0

    44%

    28%

    20%

    6% 2%

    The amount of work is spread fairly among

    associates

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    WORK STRESSFREQUENCY PERCENTAGE

    STRONGLY AGREE 20 40

    AGREE 17 34

    NEUTRAL 10 20

    DISAGREE 4 8

    STRONGLY

    DISAGREE 1 2

    Interpretation: Almost 70% of the employees agree that they do not have much of work

    stress during their course of employment. They agree to the fact that each employee has been

    given the right amount of work and the divisions of work amongst associates are also even.

    36%

    38%

    18%

    8%

    The amount of my work is right for me

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

    38%

    33%

    19%

    8%

    2%

    WORK STRESS

    STRONGLY AGREE

    AGREE

    NEUTRAL

    DISAGREE

    STRONGLY DISAGREE

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    G.LIMITATIONSi. Collecting the responses from the employees took more time than

    expected

    ii. Not all were ready to give genuine responses to the questionnaireiii. The survey could not cover all the employees of the organization

    because or time constraint

    H.FINDINGS

    a. Most of the employees the opinion that the senior management is verysupportive. They take in the recommendations of employees while making

    decisions pertaining to the areas of concern and are very open and honest with

    their communication.

    b. The employees have a very good employee supervisor relationship. Theimmediate supervisor is always available for the employees to answer their

    questions and queries and the supervisors even provide useful feedback which

    helps employees in improving their work.c. Employees agree that Hilton have met with their expectations of an ideal

    workplace. According to the survey the employees are satisfied with their

    compensation, they have all the resources available to carry out their work

    properly and they are also motivated to do more that their required share of

    work, to ensure that the job gets completed in time.

    d. The employees agree that they are able to attain a very good work lifebalance at Hilton, Chennai. This has further helped the employees have astress free and peaceful working environment

    e. The employees agree that they do not have much of work stress during theircourse of employment. They agree to the fact that each employee has been

    given the right amount of work and the divisions of work amongst associates

    are also even. Thus preventing overburdening of work on a particular

    employee.

    f. Based on the responses of employee, we can conclude that more that 70% ofthe employees at Hilton are Engaged. This is because the employees work

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    with passion, they feel a strong connection to the organization and they work

    hard to innovate and improve.

    I.

    RECOMMENDATIONSa.

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    J. CONCLUSIONCompanies with engaged employees have higher employee retention as a result of reduced

    turnover and reduced intention to leave the company, productivity, profitability, growth and

    customer satisfaction. On the other hand, companies with disengaged employees suffer from

    waste of effort and bleed talent, earn less commitment from the employees, face increased

    absenteeism and have less customer orientation, less productivity, and reduced operating

    margins and net profit margins. Most researches emphasize merely the importance and

    positive impacts of employee engagement on the business outcomes, failing to provide the

    cost-benefit analysis for engagement decisions. As any other management decisions,

    engagement decision should be evaluated in terms of both its benefits and its associated costs,

    without giving greater emphasis to neither of the two, not to bias the decision makers. Thus

    there is a need to study the cost aspect of engagement decisions. The remarkable fact is, the

    findings of todays researches, can be used as corner stone for the building of complete

    essence to the construct.

    Managers should enhance two-way communication, ensure that employees have all the

    resources they need to do their job, give appropriate training to increase their knowledge and

    skill, establish reward mechanisms in which good job is rewarded through various financial

    and non-financial incentives, build a distinctive corporate culture that encourages hard work

    and keeps success stories alive, develop a strong performance management system which

    holds managers and employees accountable for the behavior they bring to the workplace,

    place focus on top-performing employees to reduce their turnover and maintain or increase

    business performance

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    Section iii

    Annexure

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    QUESTIONNAIRE

    Employee Engagement With Reference To Hilton Hotel Chennai.

    Gender : Male Female

    Age :

    Working in (Department):

    Years of service in this industry: __________

    Please Rate Your Level Of Agreement With The Following Statements

    Regarding Your Current Job:

    1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3= Neutral 4= agree 5= Strongly agree

    List 1 2 3 4 5

    1. Hilton as an organisation motivates me to contribute morethan what is normally required to complete my work?

    2. The amount of my work is right for me

    3. Senior management is open and honest in communication

    4. My immediate supervisor is available to answer myquestions or concerns

    5. Suggestions made by associates (Examples: suggestions for

    improving service, work procedures) are listened to and acted

    upon by senior management

    6. My immediate supervisor holds associates up to high

    standards of performance.

    7.My benefits plan is easy to understand and use

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    8. I am paid fairly for the contributions I make to the

    companys success performance

    9. My immediate supervisor gives helpful feedback on a

    regular basis so I can improve

    10. The amount of work is spread fairly among associates

    11. The balance between my work and personal life is right for

    me.

    12. I have all the resources I need to do my job effectively