Employee engagement and goal setting theory

Pages: 877-880
Farah Shoaib and Neena Kohli (Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)

The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between employee engagement and goal setting theory and its consequences. It is hypothesized that goal setting is a predictor of employee engagement and employee engagement leads to positive outcomes and enhance employee performance. Data was collected from a sample of 149 employees working in public (90) and private (59) sector organizations. The average age range of the respondents was 42 and 20 percent were female. Data was collected through survey method and different questionnaires were adapted. Results indicated that goal setting theory is positively affecting employee engagement and together they influenced employee performance, i.e., high level of job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior. Originality/ Value- The paper provides empirical support in engagement literature and relation of goal setting with engagement.