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The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement

Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23259 The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement Hofmeyr, Karl ichelp@gibs.co.za Mann, Candice Jorde UCTD Employee engagement Corporate branding Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Secondary data defines employee engagement as “a workplace approach designed to ensure that employees are committed to their organisation’s goals and values, motivated to contribute to organisational success and are able at the same time to enhance their own sense of well-being” (Guest, 2009). Corporate branding is defined as “the systematic planned management of behaviours, communication, and symbolism in order to attain a favourable and positive reputation with target audiences of an organisation” (Foster, Punjaisri&Cheng, 2010). This research paper has three research questions which examine the relationship between employee perception of a corporate brand and employee engagement; what impact strong corporate brands have on employee engagement and lastly examines demographical factors that may impact employee engagement.The study design was non-probability and convenience sampling was used. Statistical tools that were used in this study included t-test, correlation analysis, Cronbach’s alpha test and factor analysis. The data was collected from seven organisations namely: MTN, BMW, Absa, McDonalds, KFC, Eskom and Pep which are located within South Africa. The questionnaire was delivered to a 150 respondents across seven organisations.The research results indicate that corporate brand variables: brand awareness, brand loyalty, perceived brand quality, brand leadership, perceived brand value, brand personality, brand organisation and brand differentiation, have a positive influence on employee engagement.The findings from this research can contribute to the body of knowledge within the domain of improving employee engagement within organisations, which will result in increased profitability, reduced turnover, improved working environment and enhanced employee satisfaction. The primary audience for the study will be the academic community and more specifically individuals interested in marketing and general business and managerial practices. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T14:49:40Z 2013-04-30 2013-09-06T14:49:40Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-03-16 Dissertation Mann, CJ 2012, The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23259 > F13/4/359/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23259 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03162013-094556/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Employee engagement
Corporate branding
The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title_full The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title_fullStr The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title_short The relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
title_sort relationship between employee perceptions of a corporate brand and employee engagement
topic UCTD
Employee engagement
Corporate branding
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23259
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