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03. Characteristics of engaged employees


3.1. Always recommend existing company to others as good place to work.
Gain a good sense of someoneʹs engagement by asking a simple question,
would you recommend Barclays as a good place to work?’ (Barclays, 2008)
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3.2. Always happy to stay with a team and involve in  team activities
Dell refers to being engaged as‘giving time and talent to team building activities’(Dell, 2008). 


3.3. Committed to work by own willingness
Vodaphone defines employee engagement as ‘an outcome “measured or seen as a result of people being committed to something or someone in the business a very best effort that is willingly given” (Suff, 2008).

3.4. Long term employment
Engaged employees will stay with the company longer and continually      find smarter, more effective ways to add value to the organization (Catteeuw et al., 2007). 

3.5. Motivated
Engaged employees are satisfied with their jobs, feel valued, and experience collaboration and trust (Catteeuw et al., 2007). 

3.6. Better Understanding on Company Vision and desire to have continuous personal improvement.
Nokia Siemens Networks define employee engagement as “an emotional attachment to the organization, pride and a willingness to be an advocate of the  organization, a rational understanding of the organizations strategic goals, values,  and how employees fit and motivation and willingness to invest discretionary effort  to go above and beyond” (Nokia Siemens Networks, 2008).

List of References
Barclays (2008), Definition,  www.business.barclays.co.uk/BRC1/jsp/brccontrol?task=articleFWvi6&value= 7220&target=_blank&site=bbb#definition

 Catteeuw F, Flynn E, Vonderhorst J (2007), ʹEmployee engagement: boosting productivity in turbulent timesʹ, Organization Development Journal, 25 (2), 151– 157

 Dell (2008), Community and Employee Engagement, www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/about_dell/values/community_outr each/connected_emp?~ck=ln&c=us&l=en&lnki=0&s=corp

Nokia Siemens Networks (2008),  www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/global/AboutUs/Careers/Why+join+us/Emp loyee+Engagement.htm?languagecode=en 

Suff R (2008), ʹVodaphone’s entertaining employee engagement strategyʹ, IRS  Employment Review, 896 

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