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Employee Engagement Strategies To Improve Profitability In Retail, Kimberly D. Polite
Employee Engagement Strategies To Improve Profitability In Retail, Kimberly D. Polite
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Abstract
Retail business leaders can improve profitability when they implement employee engagement strategies. The purpose of this single case study was to explore employee engagement strategies retail leaders use to improve profitability. The population included 6 department leaders in a single retail organization in the southeastern United States. The conceptual framework included Kahn's employee engagement theory. Using Yin's 5-step data analysis process, data from semistructured interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed to gain employee engagement strategies that retail leaders use to improve profitability. Four major themes emerged that retail business leaders use to increase profitability: having daily staff interaction, hiring …