Factors Affecting Generation-Y Employee Engagement During a Pandemic: A Study from the Private Sector in Indonesia
Abstract
It is important to assess the relationship between employees and the company they work for in order to build trust between both parties. This can lead to an increase in employee productivity. This study aimed to determine the effect of organizational trust, personal resources and work-life balance on employee engagement. The sample used in this study were workers belonging to Generation-Y with 190 respondents using a purposive sampling. Data collection was done through an online questionnaire. The SPSS application was used to analyze the data through research instrument testing with validity and reliability tests, multiple regression analysis, coefficient of determination and hypothesis testing. It is concluded that organizational trust, personal resources, and work-life balance have a significant effect on employee engagement.
Keywords: organizational trust, personal resource, work-life balance, employee engagement.
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