Engagement represents the positive work attitude of the individual, where his willingness to contribute to the success of the organization is genuine. We are talking about the positive attitude of employees towards the organization and its values, as well as the state of mind intertwined with work, which is characterized by dedication and enthusiasm. In order to achieve the highest possible engagement of the employee in the workplace, it is necessary to investigate the influencing factors. The purpose of the master's thesis is to discover the factors that affect the engagement of employees in administrative units in the Republic of Slovenia and to measure the level of engagement and compare it with the level of engagaement of employees in Austria. It is also intended to create a contribution that will help leaders in the organization to take appropriate action to increase the level of employee engagement.
In the master's thesis, a detailed review of the literature and analysis of research by domestic and foreign authors is presented, with a presentation of engagement and its factors. Factor analysis, regression analysis and descriptive statistics were used to process the obtained results. Based on the results of the factor analysis, we obtained the newly created dimensions of employee engagement as well as the newly emerged engagement factors. The influence of factors on the dimensions of engagement was checked by linear regression analysis. We found that the vigor and dedication dimensions are influenced by two factors, basic need and encouragement and guidance, while the absorption dimension is not affected by them. The results of the t-test, ANOVA and arithmetic means showed a statistically significant influence of the socio-demographic variable the number of years of the employee in the organization with his engagement. We found that employees in administrative units in Austria are more engaged to their work than employees in administrative units in Slovenia.
Based on the established results we have prepared recommendations and suggestions for improvements to increase the level of engagement of employees in administrative units. In addition to the above, we have prepared the findings and limitations of the research, as well as the possibility of international comparison and the possibility of re-conducting the research.
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