Engage Them to Public Service: Conceptualization and Empirical Examination of Employee Engagement in Public Administration

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 518-538

  Vigoda Gadot, Eran ^a   Eldor, Liat ^a   Schohat, Lior M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

commitment; discriminant validity; employee engagement; job involvement; public sector motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880806608     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074012450943     Document Type: Article

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