The concept of employee engagement: a comprehensive review from a positive organizational behavior perspective

Performance Improvement Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 49-69

  Jeung, Chang Wook ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79960272682     PISSN: 08985952     EISSN: 19378327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/piq.20110     Document Type: Article

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