Hi All, Is there any difference between employee engagement and employee satisfaction? Are both the terms use in same context or carry different meaning and purpose? Thanks! Manish
From India, Nagpur
16From India, Nagpur
Dear Manish,
www.answer.com says that "employee engagement is a modernised version of job satisfaction".
Employee Engagement is more comprehensive than Employee Satisfaction. A satisfied employee may not be a positive spokesperson in the market but an engaged employee is.
To drive home the point, let me put it across in a simple way - what is the difference between personnel and HR is the difference between employee satisfaction and employee engagement.
Satisfaction is the result. However, to engage employees, HR needs to be proactive. Satisfaction can be measured. However, I don't think that measures are available for employee engagement.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
+91-9900155394
From India, Bangalore
www.answer.com says that "employee engagement is a modernised version of job satisfaction".
Employee Engagement is more comprehensive than Employee Satisfaction. A satisfied employee may not be a positive spokesperson in the market but an engaged employee is.
To drive home the point, let me put it across in a simple way - what is the difference between personnel and HR is the difference between employee satisfaction and employee engagement.
Satisfaction is the result. However, to engage employees, HR needs to be proactive. Satisfaction can be measured. However, I don't think that measures are available for employee engagement.
Thanks,
Dinesh Divekar
+91-9900155394
From India, Bangalore
Component of employee engagement is say, stay, and strive.( means existing people stay for a longer period, say positive as if he is a company spokesperson, strive for excellence). Hence it is much more than satisfaction. in summary
satisfaction+ bonding+ commitment to excellence =engagement.
Ragesh
Principal consultant
Hale Human capital
98402-99592
From India, Mumbai
satisfaction+ bonding+ commitment to excellence =engagement.
Ragesh
Principal consultant
Hale Human capital
98402-99592
From India, Mumbai
Employee Engagement is the use of discretionary effort by employees....Engaged employees are willing to work a little more (extra) for organizational success. The points mentioned earlier of beinga spokesperson of the company and staying longer holds true. There are various parameters which enable an employee become engaged like development opportunities, compensation, leadership in the organization, general working environment and so on. Although it is confused many a times with motivation, satisfaction and commitment researchers say that there is some overlap but a basic difference between these concepts.
Satisfaction may or may not lead to an employee working harder for the company whereas engagement ensures that the employee is happy while he exerts efforts for his company.
Regards,
Rabiya Jidda
Lecturer - Human Resources
From India, Mumbai
Satisfaction may or may not lead to an employee working harder for the company whereas engagement ensures that the employee is happy while he exerts efforts for his company.
Regards,
Rabiya Jidda
Lecturer - Human Resources
From India, Mumbai
Dear Mr Giridhar Alwar, Last sentence of your post says "So engagement leads to satisfaction" Satisfaction leads to engagement and it is not other way round. Thanks, Dinesh V Divekar
From India, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
Hi,
This is Ajay
I can make a difference on these two different employee related aspects that
Employee Engagement means:- To engage a employee in the work, instead of leaving him to think unnecessarily about the other aspects such as Organization Politics, other Employee Working. It keep employee more dedicated towards their personal duties and job responsibility.
Where as
Employee satisfaction: Satisfaction is the term relate to individual involve. Satisfaction means that whatever the employee is doing (in terms of his job responsibility and duties in the organization) is as per his expectations. If their is a good match between the employee Abilities and qualifications and the task he is performing he is considered to be satisfied.
Employee Engagement is more towards the organization Aspects
Employee Satisfaction is more towards the employee aspects.
For more details u can contact me
From India, Delhi
This is Ajay
I can make a difference on these two different employee related aspects that
Employee Engagement means:- To engage a employee in the work, instead of leaving him to think unnecessarily about the other aspects such as Organization Politics, other Employee Working. It keep employee more dedicated towards their personal duties and job responsibility.
Where as
Employee satisfaction: Satisfaction is the term relate to individual involve. Satisfaction means that whatever the employee is doing (in terms of his job responsibility and duties in the organization) is as per his expectations. If their is a good match between the employee Abilities and qualifications and the task he is performing he is considered to be satisfied.
Employee Engagement is more towards the organization Aspects
Employee Satisfaction is more towards the employee aspects.
For more details u can contact me
From India, Delhi
Dear Balamurugan,
If you read my script carefully, you will find that I have suggested that we read the previous posts and then pose precise questions rather than just raise a question for which in-depth answers are available on the net.
I kindly suggest that people use a "Deep approach" to learning rather than a "Surface approach". If these terms are "Greek and Latin" for the readers, please search the web and read the works of Prof. Noel Entwistle and Prof. paul Ramsden.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
From United Kingdom
If you read my script carefully, you will find that I have suggested that we read the previous posts and then pose precise questions rather than just raise a question for which in-depth answers are available on the net.
I kindly suggest that people use a "Deep approach" to learning rather than a "Surface approach". If these terms are "Greek and Latin" for the readers, please search the web and read the works of Prof. Noel Entwistle and Prof. paul Ramsden.
Have a nice day.
Simhan
From United Kingdom
employee engagement is related to empowerment, giving freedom, involving them in decision making, permitting them to implement, etc etc etc But employee satisfaction is somewhat different. it may be personal satisfaction or monetary satisfaction. A satisfied employee will work good and hard. But an engaged employee will work smart with commitment.
sundar
meenakshi mission hospital
madurai
9842120580
From India, Madras
sundar
meenakshi mission hospital
madurai
9842120580
From India, Madras
Hello Manish:
"Is there any difference between employee engagement and employee satisfaction? Are both the terms use in same context or carry different meaning and purpose?"
Employee engagement is not something an employer does, it is something employers get in return for doing all things well.
Employee Satisfaction Surveys are often presumed to measure employee engagement and employee engagement is what all managers should be striving to achieve but we cannot measure employee engagement with an employee satisfaction survey.
Employee engagement and employee satisfaction are two different things.
Employee engagement is what we get when an employee is motivated by the job and is successful in the job and is well managed by the supervisor and paid fairly by management.
Employee satisfaction is what we get when we give employees things they want whether or not they are engaged by their jobs.
If we work to satisfy our employees we may well decrease employee engagement because we will be focusing on the wrong things.
A few things to consider.
From United States, Chelsea
"Is there any difference between employee engagement and employee satisfaction? Are both the terms use in same context or carry different meaning and purpose?"
Employee engagement is not something an employer does, it is something employers get in return for doing all things well.
Employee Satisfaction Surveys are often presumed to measure employee engagement and employee engagement is what all managers should be striving to achieve but we cannot measure employee engagement with an employee satisfaction survey.
Employee engagement and employee satisfaction are two different things.
Employee engagement is what we get when an employee is motivated by the job and is successful in the job and is well managed by the supervisor and paid fairly by management.
Employee satisfaction is what we get when we give employees things they want whether or not they are engaged by their jobs.
If we work to satisfy our employees we may well decrease employee engagement because we will be focusing on the wrong things.
A few things to consider.
· Good employees who are successful and managed and paid well will be engaged even if not fully satisfied.
· Good employees who are successful but not managed well or paid well will not be engaged and will not be satisfied.
· Bad employees who are unsuccessful even though they are well managed and well paid will not be engaged even if fully satisfied.
From United States, Chelsea
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