Abstract
Employee engagement has gained increasing attention by organizational researchers. A steady decline of engagement levels has been well documented. Lack of engagement has been found to negatively impact various organizational outcomes such as customer satisfaction, loyalty, safety, turnover, profitability, and productivity levels. The current study provides statistical evidence in support of the conceptual framework of Chalofsky and Krishna (2009) regarding the relationships between meaningfulness, intrinsic motivation, and employee engagement. This research also provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between employee engagement and age, specifically focusing on the differences between older and younger workers.