Determinants of employee engagement and their impact on employee performance

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 308-323

  J , Anitha ^a  

^a GRG School of Management Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Employee performance; Team and co worker relationship; Working environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897932121     PISSN: 17410401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2013-0008     Document Type: Article

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