– The purpose of this paper is to understand the phenomena of an employee “being valued” in the context of a manufacturing SME.
– A qualitative study using rich data from in-depth interviews following a classical (Glaserian) grounded theory.
– A three dimensional concept of authentic pride enablement, altruistically-orientated shared-purpose and servant leadership explained the reasons people felt valued.
– The limitations were that this study was in one context
– The implications are that if organisations consider a servant leadership approach, enabling of authentic pride and fostering of altruistically-orientated shared-purpose, this may help employees feel valued.
– This has implications for how organisations can show their employees that they are valued.
– “Being valued” is a concept/construct that is widely quoted as a driver for employee engagement and yet rarely unpacked.
