A Comparative Study of Emotional Involvement of Male and Female Employees Toward Their Organization: Evidence from the Durg–Bhilai Region

Abstract

With particular reference to the Durg–Bhilai industrial region of Chhattisgarh, India, this study investigates and contrasts the emotional involvement of male and female employees toward their firms.
Based on primary data gathered from a structured questionnaire given to 100 employees (50 men and 50 women) from particular public and private sector firms, the study used a descriptive and comparative research approach. A five-point Likert scale was used to measure emotional commitment, job satisfaction, perceived organizational support, and work-life balance. Data were analyzed using percentage analysis, mean and standard deviation, and an independent-samples t-test.
Although both male and female employees expressed a high level of emotional engagement with their companies, female employees' mean emotional engagement (M = 4.46) was substantially greater than that of male employees (M = 3.92), t(98) = 4.87, p <.001. While male employees linked their involvement more closely to career progression, stability, and job security, female employees placed a higher value on supportive organizational culture, recognition, and work-life balance.
The results indicate that in order to improve emotional engagement throughout the workforce, firms should implement gender-responsive HR practices that combine career-development and job-security measures with supportive, recognition-driven policies.
The study expands the body of knowledge on organizational behavior beyond urban settings by providing region-specific empirical data on gender disparities in employee emotional involvement from an understudied industrial belt in central India.