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What is job involvement?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Job involvement, also referred to as job participation, is the degree to which an employee identifies with their work, actively participates in it, and derives a sense of self-worth from it. When employees understand the potential for meeting their personal and organizational needs for growth, success, security, recognition, and contributing to the team and organizational goals, they are more likely to become more psychologically and emotionally invested in their job and the company’s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employees who possess a high level of job involvement care about their work, identify with it, and have a more positive attitude, impacting their performance, engagement, and effectiveness. This leads to lower absence and turnover rates and contributes to the morale and productivity of an organization. In other words, job involvement plays a significant role in an employee\u2019s satisfaction, performance, and commitment to their organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizations worldwide have been using Lodahl & Kejner’s job involvement scale<\/a> to determine how their employees feel about their jobs using a 10-point questionnaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concept is highly relevant to HR professionals. By fostering job involvement in their organization, they help build a committed, productive workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is an example of job involvement?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Benefits Administrator realizes that they receive the same queries with regard to the company\u2019s policies. It indicates that the employees do not have a clear understanding of these policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They take it upon themself to investigate by running focus groups<\/a> to gather data and to identify what the problem may be. The focus group reveals that employees do not know where to access the information and have limited understanding of the policies.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this new information in mind, the Benefits Administrator builds a short online training video that employees can access via the intranet, which explains the policy. An accompanying infographic further highlights important points for the staff. The Benefits Administrator also requests for the information to be included in the onboarding process for new employees. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Outcomes of job involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

High job involvement leads to a boost in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n