Testing Correlation between Satisfaction of Work Related Basic Needs and Job Engagement: A Study among Teaching Staff of Engineering Colleges in Erode Raj J.M. Antony1, Ashok J2, Murugappan S.3 1Research Associate, School of Management Studies, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam 2Professor and Director, School of Management Studies, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam 3Professor, School of Management Studies, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract The Objective of this study is to analyse the correlation between Job Related Basic Need Satisfaction and Job Engagement. The sample data for this research was obtained from a Total of 284 Teaching Faculty who are working in various engineering colleges in Erode District. In this study two scales were used as Questionnaires one is Work Related Basic Need Satisfaction (W-BNS) and the other one is Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). The results from this Research study were analyzed using multiple regression analysis and Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient analysis. The analysis revealed that the various sub parameters of Job Related basic needs satisfaction have a strong correlation with the level of Job engagement. The Results of this research findings should be utilised by the managements of the colleges to introduce various innovative measures to improve the parameters related to working conditions of the teaching staff which improves the basic need satisfaction parameters like competency autonomy and relatedness ultimately leading to higher levels of Job engagement. Top Keywords Need Satisfaction, Job engagement, Competency, Autonomy. Top |