Work engagement as a mediator between employee attitudes and outcomes

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 2799-2823

  Yalabik, Zeynep Y ^a   Popaitoon, Patchara ^a   Chowne, Julie A ^a   Rayton, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affective commitment; job performance; job satisfaction; mediation; work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878663913     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2013.763844     Document Type: Article

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