Scottish Government

4-consulting in association with DTZ Consulting & Research
ISBN 978 0 7559 6614 1 (Web only publication)
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CONTENTS

SUMMARY
Employee engagement
Drivers of engagement
Variations in employee engagement
Modelling engagement
Impact of engagement
Measuring and monitoring engagement
Conclusions on the literature

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Objectives of literature review
Literature review methodology
Report structure

CHAPTER 2 EVOLUTION AND DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Introduction
Evolution of the concept
Definitions of employee engagement
Summary and key findings

CHAPTER 3 UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR<</a>br /> Introduction
Variations in employee engagement process
Variations in employee engagement outcomes
Summary and key findings

CHAPTER 4 INTERPRETATIVE MODELS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Introduction
Modelling engagement
The role of engagement in organisational outcomes
Organisational variations
Employee variations
Summary and key findings

CHAPTER 5 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Introduction
Belief in engagement
Extent of engagement
Cost of engagement
Summary and key findings

CHAPTER 6 MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Introduction
Measurement at the recruitment stage
Measurement among existing employees
Monitoring engagement
Summary and key findings

CHAPTER 7 CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE LITERATURE ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Introduction
Key Findings in the literature
Gaps and shortcomings of the literature
Overall conclusions

ANNEX A BIBLIOGRAPHY

ANNEX B DETAILS OF LITERATURE SEARCH AND SCREENING
Literature search methodology
Screening Process & Analysis

ANNEX C SCREENING FRAMEWORK

The views expressed in this report are those of the researcher and
do not necessarily represent those of the Department or Scottish Ministers.