Identified research gaps in the literature of employee engagement: a study of the military context

As far as the sovereignty of any country is concerned, military is very important, as same as for the corporate world, employee engagement is equally important for the military world. The aim of this study is to unearth some research gaps in the area in the military context. The findings of systematic literature review on employee engagement in the military context has revealed six major research gaps. The unavailability of theoretical and empirical evidence indicating a possible relationship between military organizational culture and employee engagement in the Sri Lankan military context, and perhaps in the international military contexts is the first of many research gaps found. Moreover, absence of theoretical and empirical evidence that examines the link between military virtues and employee engagement in the Sri Lankan military context and may be in the international military contexts, and the lack of empirical evidence related to the relationship between authentic leadership and employee engagement in the Sri Lankan military context are also major research gaps. A similar insufficiency is observed in terms of empirical evidence in terms of a conceptual framework of military organizational culture, military virtues, authentic leadership and extensive training that make a significant impact on employee engagement in the Sri Lankan military context and perhaps in the international military context. As far as the employee engagement as a mediating variable for organizational culture and job performance as well as for military virtues and job performance is concerned, in the Sri Lankan military context and maybe in the international military contexts, no theoretical and empirical evidence are found.