THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT OF MILLENNIAL EMPLOYEES
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbms.v7i1.114Keywords:
Millennial, job satisfaction, employee engagementAbstract
Millennials have an important role in the growth of the company nowadays and in the future where the workforce will be majority by the millennial generation. Employee engagement has become a potential factor for organizational performance. Many leaders or practitioners of human resource management still using the old method and have poorly understanding on how to engage their millennials which lead them to many difficulties in managing millennial which results in organizations failing to keep them working within the desired time period and also failed to engage them for their best contribution to the company. The purpose of this case study is to understand the strategies and methods used by a company located in Jakarta, the largest metropolitan city in Indonesia, in order to engage its millennial employees to get more contribution of organizational productivity. This case study uses triangulation which is a multimethod approach when collecting and analyzing data, to ensure the correctness of data or information obtained from a variety of different perspectives. In this study data was obtained from interviews, online data searches through the internet regarding the company and 2018 quarterly reports from the HR Department. The findings revealed that the HR Department used specific strategies for career growth opportunities, good communication between superiors and subordinates, pleasant work environment, positive image of the company in the community. The results obtained are very beneficial to the organization growth and company’s success.
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