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Item Impact of Talent Management Strategies on Employee Engagement(National Institute Of Technology Karnataka Surathkal, 2023) Maben, Annette Sonia; Uchil, RashmiIn the present business environment, there is always a shortage of talented employees, hence business leaders find it a huge challenge to attract, engage and retain talented employees in their organisations. In a knowledge-intensive service industry of information technology, the availability of talented workforce is a crucial resource to operate their business successfully. To sustain and be competitive business organisations, the management has to strategise towards managing their talented resources. The research study deals with the various talent management strategies and understanding their impact on engaging employees at work. The research study was undertaken based on two theoretical frameworks of the resource-based view and social exchange theory. The research is an empirical study undertaken in the Indian IT industry; the research tool was administered to a sample of 554 employees. The data were analysed using SPSS and relationships were tested among the various talent management strategies and their impact on talent management. Talent management model was also developed SEM and AMOS. The results state that employer branding, mentorship and training and development are the main drivers of employee engagement. The employees are keen towards flexibility at work and work culture. Transformational leadership plays an essential role of a moderator in terms of talent development, talent assessment, and talent retention towards employee engagement. The research study has built an empirically tested model of talent management having a positive and significant impact on employee engagement. The research study provides academic and practical insights into the concepts of talent management and employee engagement.Item Impact of Workplace Spirituality on Work Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Employee Engagement(National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, 2019) Mahipalan, Manju; SheenaRecent decades have witnessed a rising interest in the phenomenon of workplace spirituality. The focus is gradually shifting from contemplative enquiries to empirical studies where researchers attempt to capture and analyse the concept of spirituality at work. The current study is in this direction where the primary objective is to test the claims on the benefits of workplace spirituality in an Indian non-profit context. Spirituality is considered to be an integral element of service oriented professions and the present study attempts to validate this assumption in an educational work setting. The present research attempts to analyse the impact of workplace spirituality on organisational commitment, teaching satisfaction, job involvement, and organisational citizenship behaviour among secondary school teachers of government educational institutions in the southern region of India. Additionally, employee engagement, which is another construct of recent origin, is introduced as a mediator between the workplace spirituality-outcome relationships. The conceptual model proposed indicated positive relationships between workplace spirituality and all the work outcomes with job and organisational engagement as mediators. A total of 853 secondary school teachers from state-run schools were surveyed for the research. PLS based SEM was adopted for testing the structural model. The results were generally supportive for proposed model. Workplace spirituality was found to be positively related to both forms of employee engagement. In the mediated model, mediation of job engagement was stronger for commitment, satisfaction and involvement, mediation of organisational engagement was stronger for citizenship behaviour. The one way through which workplace spirituality benefits are manifested in the organisations is through the enhancement of the engagement levels of people, which in turn is reflected in their attitudes and behaviour. The study holds important implications for the institutions functioning in the social sector. State-run schools are considered as the backbone of the educational system in the region. These are institutions at the grass root level and could exert long-term influence on the progression of the society. Hence, it is vital that the individuals associated with these institutions are able to replenish their selves, and become more dynamic, creative, and optimistic thus creating a new learning experience for the students.