Disengaging from engagement

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 241-254

  Purcell, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee engagement; Performance; Positive psychology; Social exchange; Surveys; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904324536     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12046     Document Type: Article

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