The Evolution of Employee Engagement: A Unique Construct

The term Employee engagement first appeared and propounded in an academic journal in 1990 by William A. Kahn. Since then it has evolved and shown that out of several resources available to the organizations, keeping the employees engaged in the workplace is of prime concern. The objective of this article is to highlight the historical roots of employee engagement and to clarify what is meant by employee engagement and its relevance. Therefore a review study of research papers/ literature in the area of employee engagement has been studied. The key finding is that employee engagement is a multi-faceted construct.