engasjement
Engasjement is a Norwegian term for the degree of involvement, commitment, and emotional investment a person shows toward a person, task, organization, or cause. It covers cognitive engagement (thoughts and attention), affective engagement (feelings of belonging and motivation), and behavioral engagement (willingness to invest time and effort). The term can describe both voluntary involvement and formal commitments, such as an employment contract or a project mandate. The word is borrowed from the French/English term engagement, and is common in public discourse, management, and civil society.
In different domains, engasjement has specific meanings. In the workplace, employee engagement refers to how strongly
Measuring engasjement often involves surveys and behavioral indicators, such as attendance, initiative, and retention, as well
High engasjement is linked to positive outcomes such as performance, retention, innovation, and satisfaction, though it