EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT PREDICTS ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: AN EVIDENCE FROM A SOUTH INDIAN ENGINEERING COMPANY

Senthilkumar K. G; John Clement; Harshini S. P; Bharath M

doi:10.29121/ShodhPrabandhan.v3.i3.2026.157

Authors

Dr. Senthilkumar K. G Professor and Head, Department of Management Studies, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Author
John Clement Daniel. B Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Author
Harshini. S. P MBA Student, Department of Management Studies, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Author
Dr. Bharath. M Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4533-0882

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/ShodhPrabandhan.v3.i3.2026.157

Keywords:

Employee Engagement, Organizational Performance, Engineering Sme, Human Resource Management, South India

Abstract

Employee engagement has emerged as a critical determinant of organizational success in the contemporary competitive business environment. This study examines the relationship between employee engagement and organizational performance at an engineering company from South India a small-to-medium-sized enterprise (SME) in India's engineering sector. Using a descriptive research design, the data directly collected from 151 sample respondent employees through structured questionnaire. The study explored the findings and results by applying standard statistical techniques to analyze the collected data. The study explored a strong positive association between engagement and performance and employee engagement significantly predicts organizational performance, explaining 77% of its variance. The findings confirm that higher engagement levels lead to improved productivity, efficiency, and organizational commitment. The study contributes empirical evidence from an engineering SME context — an underexplored segment in engagement literature — and provides actionable HR recommendations for practitioners.

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