Full engagement: The integration of employee engagement and psychological well-being

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 324-336

  Robertson, Ivan T ^a,b   Cooper, Cary L ^c  

^a ROBERTSON COOPER LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Occupational psychology; Psychology; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953588740     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731011043348     Document Type: Article

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