Is Extra Curricular Activities Leads To Employee Engagement?

Abstract

Purpose : The purpose of this research is to study and understand the engagement level of employee based in the IT companies and discuss whether extra-curricular activities leads to employee engagement or not.

Proposed Methodology :A questionnaire floated to employees of  IT companies in India. Mixed method approach used in this study. First IT employees were interviewed  to understand their perspective on employee engagement and how  facilities of extra-curricular activities can be used to enhance employee engagement. Structured questionnaire would be administered to 102 employees of IT companies in India. Some questions inquired about the facilities of extra-curricular activities available in their respective companies and extent of participation of the respondents on the such activities and other items of the questionnaire aimed to measure engagement level of the respondents based on Likert scale.

Findings: From the initial part of the research, it was found that employees are mostly engaged in outdoor & indoor activities. However after data analysis it was found that extra-curricular activities doesn’t lead to employee engagement.

Implication : The research proposes to suggest strategies a company should take to increase the participation of employees, so that employee engagement increases.