Measuring and managing employee work engagement: A review of the research and business literature

Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-398

  Attridge, Mark ^a  

^a Attridge Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee assistance programs; Measurement; Organizational change; Work engagement; Workplace culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949403960     PISSN: 15555240     EISSN: 15555259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15555240903188398     Document Type: Review

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