Open AccessCan Corporate Sustainability Influence Employee Engagement?
Author(s) -
Georgia Simon,
Erhua Zhou
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of human resource studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3058
DOI - 10.5296/ijhrs.v8i2.13111
Subject(s) - sustainability , workforce , disengagement theory , employee engagement , business , recession , productivity , competition (biology) , corporate social responsibility , public relations , marketing , industrial organization , economics , economic growth , political science , gerontology , medicine , ecology , keynesian economics , biology
The global financial meltdown of 2008 has left many developing countries still trying to rebuild their economies and their labour forces. The aftermaths of the recession have inspired more businesses to incorporate sustainability into their business strategies. The sluggish growth, low productivity and other social, environmental and organizational factors have had an effect on the workforce. The unprecedented effects and outcome of disengagement worldwide have called leaders to find various initiatives to improve employee engagement. Rabid competition, coupled with the global figures of employee engagement has continued to attract both scholars and industry. The arguments put forward in this conceptual paper is meant to generate awareness as well as inspire further research into understanding how corporate sustainability might influence engagement of employees.