Chapter 6: Facing International Environmental Challenges by Enhancing Employee Engagement

Due to the global economic crisis, companies in underdeveloped countries have adopted various effective and efficient internal consolidation strategies to save to survive and grow. However, to continuously grow and achieve various organizational goals, companies also need to be able to unify the perceptions of employees and leaders through the formation of an energetic work mentality and high engagement. Employees have environmental challenges in facing international competition. Besides positive things, negative impacts can occur in job loss, job uncertainty, and anxiety about the ability to compete with other employees scattered around the world. Studies have shown that employees tend to have a sense of attachment to a company when appreciated, supported, and provided with good direction and coordination at work. Therefore, this research aims to determine the effects of perceived organizational support, transformational leadership, and teamwork on employee engagement. It is cross-sectional research with data collected from Indonesian Export Financing Agency employees through questionnaire and tested through hypothesis testing. The result showed that companies need to prioritize increasing employee engagement for sustainability and in order to achieve their various objectives.