Measuring and understanding employee engagement

Employee Engagement in Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 273-290

  Fletcher, Luke ^b   Robinson, Dilys ^a  

^a Institute for Employment Studies (IES)   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 84906467669     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203076965     Document Type: Chapter

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