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Employee Engagement: Motivating and Retaining Tomorrow's Workforce
Author(s) -
Shuck Michael Bradley,
Wollard Karen Kelly
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10299
Subject(s) - workforce , employee engagement , human resources , business , human resource management , public relations , meaning (existential) , work (physics) , workforce development , marketing , management , psychology , engineering , political science , economic growth , economics , mechanical engineering , psychotherapist
Tomorrow's workforce is seeking more than a paycheck; they want their work to meet their needs for affiliation, meaning, and self‐development. Companies willing to meet these demands will capture the enormous profit potential of a workforce of fully engaged workers. This piece explores what engagement is, why it matters, and how human resource development (HRD) professionals can be strategic corporate partners in creating the changes necessary to engage the talent in their employees.